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Widows in War-Torn Afghanistan

By Laura Lynch ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Afghan woman and her son in Kabul, Afghanistan (Photo: Laura Lynch)

Thousands of Afghan men have been killed during the long war in Afghanistan, leaving their families without a father and a husband.

Music Heard on Air for September 26, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 26, 2011. Artists featured are: Phil Thornton, El Michaels Affair, Moriba Koita, Issa Bagayogo, Proem, Fragile State, Ante Rem.

Israel’s Oil Dreams Kick off Environmental Battle

By The World ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅

Drilling in process at a site in Israel. (Photo: Daniel Estrin)

A battle is brewing in Israel over plans to exploit what prospectors say is a huge oil shale resource beneath part of the country.

The Mysterious Pangolin

By The World ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅

Pangolin (Photo: Piekfrosch/Wiki Commons)

The Geo Quiz tracks down a rare nocturnal mammal in Asia that’s being targeted by smugglers.

Joni Haastrup: Father of Afro-Funk

By The World ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Album cover of Joni Haastrup's "Wake up your mind." (Photo: myspace.com/jonihaastrup)

Haastrup is known as Soul Brother Number One in Nigeria.

PRI’s The World: 09/26/2011(Zambia, Nigeria)

By The World ⋅ September 26, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

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Palestinians Make Statehood Bid At UN

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ One comment ⋅

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has submitted a bid to the UN for recognition of a Palestinian state.

Palestinian Reaction To UN Proceedings

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Clock Square in Ramallah (Photo: Matthew Bell)

The World’s Matthew Bell gets reactions from Palestinians in Ramallah.

Breaking with Serbia Tough for Kosovo Serbs

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments ⋅

Nemanja Jaksic is a member of the Serbian Democratic Party. (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

Europe wants Serbia to cut off the Serbs in Kosovo in order to normalize relations in the western Balkans. But the Serbs want nothing to do with the Albanian-dominated government of Pristina. And they vow to fight integration.

North Korea Food Crisis

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Malnourished children line the floor of a pediatric ward in a flood-affected province in North Korea. (Photo: USNGOs)

North Korea was hit by severe floods this past summer. They wiped out crops and worsened an already serious lack of food in the country.

Yemen’s Leader In Surprise Return

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

President Ali Abdullah Saleh (Photo: www.kremlin.ru./Wiki Commons)

Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned from Saudi Arabia three months after surviving an assassination attempt.

Exposing The Brutality Of Sexual Violence In Congo

By The World ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ 5 comments ⋅

A journalist in Congo encourages rape survivors to share their stories to publicize the use of rape as a weapon of war.

Music Heard on Air for September 23, 2011

By Ann Lopez ⋅ September 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for September 23, 2011. Artists featured are: Moriba Koita, Incas in Cyberspace, Issa Bagayogo, Ali Akbar Kahn.