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Archive for June, 2011
Ai Weiwei ‘Cannot Leave Beijing Without Permission’
The Chinese artist is also not allowed to talk to the media
Afghan Reaction to US Troop Drawdown Plan
A cousin of President Karzai explains how the pace of the US drawdown has shocked some Afghans
US Military Pollution Hurts South Korean Farm Business
South Koreans are campaigning to tighten controls on what American forces in South Korea can do.
North Korea Trains Children as Cyber Warriors
North Korea is grooming kids good at math and science for a special cyber warfare program.
Migrants Stranded in Calais
African and Mideastern migrants live rough in France hoping to get to Britain
Music Heard on Air for June 23, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for June 23, 2011. Artists featured are: Byungki Hwang, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Ali Farka Toure, Moriba Koita, Nguyen Le.
Wave of Immigrants Causing Concerns for the EU
European leaders are set to discuss better control of their countries’ borders.
Safecast Website Croudsources and Aggregates Radiation Data on Japan
An innovative website has been helping people in Japan keep track of local radiation levels.
British Folk Music Duo “Smoke Fairies”
We are looking for a city in southeast England, which is home to the “Smoke Fairies.”
PRI’s The World(06/23/2011: North Korea, South Korea)
The latest edition from PRI’s The World.
Obama orders Afghanistan drawdown
The President told Americans that it was “time to focus on nation-building here at home”
Afghan View of US troop withdrawal
What Afghans think of the plan to start withdrawing the “surge” troops
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