Archive for September, 2011


PRI’s The World: 09/20/2011(Italy, Afghanistan)

Latest edition of The World.

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Death Toll Rises In Yemen Unrest

Protests in Yemen (Photo: BBC)

Security forces in Yemen have killed more than 50 people in two days of violence against anti-government protesters, activists say.

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Israel And US Call On Palestinians To Back Down On Statehood

Palestinian demonstration in March (Photo: Matthew Bell)

Mahmoud Abbas is facing tremendous pressure to back down, but will go ahead with his decision.

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Palestinian Parliamentarian On Statehood Issue

Mustafa Barghouti (Photo: Aude/Wiki Commons)

Dr. Mustafa Barghouti on Palestinian plans to ask the UN to recognize an independent Palestine state.

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Cartoons Against Bloodshed in Mexico

No Mas Sangre

In recent months Mexicans have demanded that President Felipe Calderon change his strategy in the drug war and cartoonists have led the charge.

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Policy to End

President Barack Obama signs the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. (Photo: Chuck Kennedy/Wikipedia)

The controversial policy mandated openly gay and bisexual military service members to be discharged from the Armed Forces.

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Mental Health Not Getting Enough Attention From UN

Pill bottles. (Photo: Joanne Silberner)

Mental health advocates are upset that the UN is not focusing attention on mental health.

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Solar-Panel Plant Closes in China After Protests

(Photo: Chinneeb/Wikipedia)

Angry residents have been demonstrating against a solar-panel manufacturer in Haining.

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Rebirth Of Marine Life In Western Canada

Howe Sound, British Columbia (Photo: Guilhem Vellut/Flickr)

A body of water in British Columbia ha marine life bouncing back after years of contamination.

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Iraqi-Canadian Hip-Hop Artist The Narcicyst

The Narcicyst at The Middle East restaurant in Cambridge, MA. (Photo: Kavita Pillay)

The artist’s work focuses on the experiences of Arabs in North America.

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PRI’s The World: 09/19/2011(Mexico, Canada)

Latest edition of The World.

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Israel’s Growing Isolation in the Middle East

Israel Flag (Photo: hoyasmeg/Flickr)

As the Palestinian Authority prepares to apply for full membership at the UN, the Jewish state finds itself without a single dependable friend in the Middle East.

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Israel’s View of Mideast Upheaval

Michael Oren (Photo: Anne Mandlebaum/Wiki Commons)

Israel’s Ambassador to the US explains Israel’s response to the Arab Spring.

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Korean ‘Poison Needle Plot’

North Korea Flag (Photo: Wiki Commons)

South Korean officials have arrested a North Korean defector on suspicion of plotting to kill high-profile activist Park Sang-hak, reports from Seoul say.

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt Becomes Denmark’s First Female Prime Minister

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (Photo: Mogens Engelund/Wikipedia)

The elections centered around Denmark’s stagnant economy.

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