2011 July | PRI's The World - Part 17

Archive for July, 2011

PRI’s The World(07/05/2011: Venezuela, Kyrgyzstan)

By The World ⋅ July 5, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Latest edition of PRI’s The World.

Holding Back the Gobi

By Daniel Grossman ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Park (left) and Tsogtbaatar by their windbreak in Dalanzadgad (photo: Daniel Grossman)

Few places in the world are feeling the effects of global warming as powerfully as Mongolia, the almond shaped country between northern China and Siberia.

Team Palestine Takes on Afghanistan in World Cup Qualifier

By Matthew Bell ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Palestinian players warming up before their home game against Afghanistan. (photo: Matthew Bell)

Team Palestine hosted Afghanistan for World Cup qualifier on Sunday in Ramallah.

US Tabloids Fuel French Public Anger over Dominique Strauss-Kahn

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Dominique Strauss-Kahn (Photo: Le Jhe)

The French are angry at the handling of Strauss-Kahn’s image.

Lessons From the American Revolution for Today’s War-Fighters

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits book cover

Arquilla discusses his new book “Insurgents, Raiders, and Bandits.”

Future of Democracy in Thailand After Yingluck Shinawatra’s Win

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

(Photo:Ratchaprasong 2)

Thaksin Shinawatra’s sister was elected as the first female prime minister of the country.

Radiation and Raw Fish in Japan

By Marco Werman ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

(Photo: Marco Werman)

Debate is raging over the safety of fish from Japan in the wake of recent nuclear disaster.

Music Heard on Air for July 4, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for July 4, 2011. Artists featured are: Yoshida Brothers, Moriba Koita, Vieux Farka Toure, Ali Akbar Kahn, Mzungu Kichaa.

Treasure Worth Millions Found in Indian Temple

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, Kerala, India (Photo: Ashcoounter)

Treasure, estimated to be worth millions of rupees, is unearthed from a secret vault.

Smithsonian Folklife Festival

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

A file image of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Photo: Jeff Tinsley, Smithsonian Institution)

A South American country’s rich folk life is on display at the Smithsonian Museum.

Digital Pop Star Hatsune Miku’s First Live US Concert

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ 42 comments ⋅ Transcript

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The show was sold out for a singer who does not exist in flesh and blood.

PRI’s The World(07/04/2011: India, Colombia)

By The World ⋅ July 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Latest edition of PRI’s The World.

Libya’s Civil War From the Nafusa Mountains

By The World ⋅ July 2, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Fighting in the Nafusa Mountains of Libya (Photo: BBC)

Anti-Gaddafi forces fight from the Nafusa Mountains in the west of the country.

Caught in Terror Watch List Limbo

By The World ⋅ July 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US Border Patrol (photo: t3hWIT/Flickr)

The terror watch list may include people who have no terrorist connections who end up on list and can’t find their way out.

How Social Media is Helping Name Protests in Syria

By The World ⋅ July 1, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Syria Protest Poster

How “Day of Departure” protests get their name.