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Archive for August, 2011
Anti-Corruption Protest In India Grows
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls the hunger strike by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare “totally misconceived.”
India’s Street Cuisine And Food Safety
India has some new laws governing food safety and they apply to the country’s many roadside food stalls.
Over-Treating Malaria in Africa
In Africa, even when tests show that a patient does not have malaria, clinicians often prescribe malaria treatment.
Music Heard on Air for August 17, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for August 17, 2011. Artists featured are: Pell Mell, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Tarika, AfroCubism, Forro in the Dark.
Hidden Cameras Capturing Candid Wildlife
Hidden cameras have collected 52,000 images of mammals in the wild.
Money to Shred at Fringe Festival
Gary McNair’s one-man show invites people to feed their own money through a paper shredder.
Gorbachev recalls 1991 Soviet Coup
20 years ago an attempted Soviet coup tried and failed to stop the reforms of then President Gorbachev, which lead to the end of the Soviet Union.
Music From the Cuban Land of Tobacco Fields
We are looking for a Cuban province that is renowned for its tobacco fields and is home to the 13 member band “Wil Campa Y Su Gran Union.”
The Battle For Zawiya
Forces loyal to Gaddafi are battling to retake a key city that rebels attacked at the weekend.
How Syria’s State Media Report the Uprising
The Syrian government says it is fighting armed gangs who terrorize average citizens, and that the country is the target of an imperialist plot.
Britain Considers Curfew
The government is looking at ways to curb anti-social behavior in the wake of riots earlier this month.
Germans Speak Out On Euro Woes
The leaders of Germany and France met together in Paris to discuss how to solve the Euro zone’s debt crisis.
Question: Gaddafi Supporters in Tripoli and the Possible End Game
Tuesday Conversation: Is the “end game” in Libya near?
Formula One Team Offers Helping ‘Bionic’ Hand to British Teen
The Formula One racing team helped a teenager who was born without a hand.
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