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Archive for August, 2011
Police in India Make Arrests to Halt Anna Hazare Hunger Strike
India has denied it is stifling democratic protests.
Music Heard on Air for August 16, 2011
Tunes spun on The World between our reports for August 16, 2011. Artists featured are: Selffish, Jose Feliciano, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Oki Dub Ainu Band, Incas in Cyberspace.
How SELCO Labs is Solving Problems in Rural India
SELCO labs is trying to find technological solutions to problems of the rural poor.
Baghdad Reunion for US Soldier and Girl he Saved
US Army Cap. Tom Hickey reunites with a and a young Iraqi girl his platoon helped save in 2007.
Zombieland, UK
For the Geo Quiz we’re looking for a British city that’s standing in for the ‘City of Brotherly Love’
Berklee College of Music Goes to Spain
The best-known American school for jazz and contemporary music has just opened a campus overseas in Spain.
A Letter of Reconciliation from a Pakistani Pilot
Qais Hussain, who was a pilot in the Pakistani air force, shot down an Indian plane in 1965 [...]
Syrian Forces Continue Crackdown on Latakia
Activists and human rights organizations in Syria say more than two dozen people have been killed and many others wounded in Latakia.
Libya Rebels Fight For Key Towns
Libyan rebels have advanced into two strategic towns controling access to the capital, Tripoli.
Assault On Syria Port Intensifies
Syrian forces are continuing their crackdown on protesters in the port city of Latakia for a third day, reportedly using tanks and gunboats.
The Human Rights Situation in Syria
Abdul Omar of the London-based Syrian British Solidarity Campaign says this latest attack is different.
Nepalese Immigrants Look for a Home
Thousands of Nepalese live in refugee camps in Nepal because they insist they are Bhutanese, but the Bhutanese government disagrees.
Mixed Views on Palestinian’s UN Recognition Plans
Palestinian officials are gearing up for their plan to go to the United Nations.
Pakistani Airman Apologies to Family of Indian Pilot
46 years after shooting down an Indian plane, a Pakistani pilot apologies.
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