2011 October | PRI's The World

Political Cartoons Capture Gaddafi’s Many Sides

By The World ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

Cartoonists around the globe have reacted to the news of Muammar Gaddafi’s death with some fresh drawings.

Malian Singer Boubacar Traoré

By The World ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Boubacar Traoré was Mali’s first pop music star and scored some big-selling radio hits in the early 60s.

PRI’s The World: 10/20/2011(New Zealand, Libya)

By The World ⋅ October 20, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Latest edition of The World.

The Snowflake That Started an Avalanche

By Clark Boyd ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Athens sanitation workers have been strike for weeks (Photo: Clark Boyd)

“Greece is in a free fall,” Yanis Varoufakis says to me as we sit down for an interview at his apartment in Athens, and it sets the tone of the half-hour conversation that follows [...]

Greece on Strike

By Clark Boyd ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

General Strike in Greece (Photo: Clark Boyd)

The Greek government is planning more cut-backs, but public sector workers say they’re already reeling from wage cuts and other austerity measures.

How Greece Connects to the 2008 Wall Street Meltdown

By The World ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Protest march in Athens (Photo: Nick Krapsis/Flickr)

Richard Parker has been advising Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. He tells host Lisa Mullins that Greek’s fiscal crisis is not an isolated event, but the ongoing echo of the 2008 Wall Street meltdown.

Protest Tourism at Occupy Wall Street in New York

By Monica Campbell ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Joe Vanpotic, a 22-year-old from New Jersey, on his 30th day sleeping at New York City’s Zuccotti Park (Photo: Monica Campbell)

Occupy Wall Street attracts more than protesters. It’s also drawing tourists from around the world.

Allegations of Torture in Bahrain

By The World ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Thousands of demonstrators gather for "Sticking to our national demands" rally in Musalla, Bahrain on July, 22, 2011. (Photo: Mohamed CJ/Wikipedia)

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC’s Frank Gardner about the complex situation in Bahrain.

Important Viking Burial Site Discovered

By David Leveille ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

Sword found at Viking boat burial site (BBC Video)

The Geo Quiz involves a little Viking history: We’re looking for a remote and isolated peninsula in the Scottish Highlands where archaeologists have uncovered an important burial site.

Music Heard on Air for October 19, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for October 19, 2011. Artists featured are: Nguyen Le, Sonalp, Pers Hans, Vieux Farka Toure, Thievery Corporation.

Turkish Troops Pursue Kurdish Rebels Into Iraq

By The World ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party PKK in northern Iraq (James Gordon/Wiki Commons)

Turkish troops backed by fighter jets and helicopter gunships have pursued Kurdish rebels into Iraq, following attacks on military installations which killed at least 24 Turkish soldiers.

Thracian Tinkers Keep Bride-Buying Tradition Alive

By Matthew Brunwasser ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅ Transcript

The Thracian tinkers clan of Bulgaria, one of the communities with best preserved traditions, gathers in the village of Mogila near Stara Zagora on the feast of St. Todor, or Horse Easter. One of three nationwide gatherings a year at which community connections are strengthened as bride-wannabes are paraded through the crowd. (Photo: Zara Tzanev)

The ancient geographic area known as Thrace straddles Turkey, Greece, and Bulgaria. And in a corner of Bulgarian Thrace lives a Roma offshoot called the Thracian Tinsmiths or Tinkers. Remarkably, one of the traditions they’ve kept alive is bride-buying.

Calling China: Help Build Our Bridges

By Jason Margolis ⋅ October 19, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅ Transcript

View from atop the Bay Bridge contruction site (Photo: Bay Bridge Public Information Office)

We’ve become accustomed to Chinese companies building our toys and electronics. But the Chinese are starting to build our large-scale infrastructure projects – bridges and railroads. The World’s Jason Margolis has more.