Mexico’s Year-Round Urban Beach

We’re looking for a beach in Mexico that’s not near the ocean.

UBS Trader Arrested Over ‘Rogue Deals’

Swiss banking giant UBS says one of its traders lost about $2 billion in unauthorized trades. The man’s been arrested in London on suspicion of fraud.

Yang Ying’s Jazzy Take on Chinese Folk Music

Chinese musician Yang Ying has played the traditional two-stringed erhu for many dignitaries, including American presidents. Later she founded China’s first all-girl rock band.

PRI’s The World: 09/15/2011(Mexico, Russia)

Latest edition of The World.

Podcast: Spies in the Sky: Aerial Recon in World War II

The Looming Greek Default

Europe continues to struggle with finding a way out of its economic crisis. The most immediate threat to the Eurozone is the possibility of a Greek default. But some are openly wondering whether it’s time to let Greece go.

China Flexing its Economic Muscle

Chinese premier Wen Jiabo told western countries to sort out their debt problems.

Eyewitness of Kabul Embassy Attack

Lisa Mullins talks with an eyewitness of Tuesday’s attack on the American embassy in Kabul.

US Reaches Out to Young People in Indonesia

The State Department has created a multimillion dollar space for people under 30 in Jakarta’s upscale Pacific Place shopping mall.

Laughter is the Best Medicine

A new study indicates that laughter helps people cope with pain.

Rebuilding of Liberia After War

Gbowee discusses her new memoir “Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer and Sex changed a Nation at War.”

Music Heard on Air for September 14, 2011

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 14, 2011. Artists featured are: Habib Koite & Bamada, Gipys Kings, Ali Farka Toure, Ry Cooder, Lorelei Loveridge.

Music Heard on Air for September 13, 2011

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 13, 2011. Artists featured are: Fragile State, AfroCubism, Incas in Cyberspace, Issa Bagayogo, Phl Thornton.

Egypt’s Revolution Giving Way to Sense of Lost Opportunity

The excitement and optimism in Egypt after the departure of Hosni Mubarak have given way to a sense of drift and lost opportunity.

Anxiety in Israel About Neighboring States

Israelis have long described their region as a tough neighborhood. But the political map is suddenly getting tougher for the Jewish state.