Michael Rass
The View from Israel
A rocket fired from Gaza killed an Israeli soldier on Tuesday. It was the first confirmed casualty from the Israeli military. Reporter Daniel Estrin is in Jerusalem and he tells anchor Marco Werman about the mood there.
Gaza Crisis: Deaths Soar Amid Fresh Israeli Strikes
Host Marco Werman talks with BBC reporter Paul Danahar and Karl Schembri, a spokesman for Oxfam in Gaza who visited Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Monday.
What Will It Take to Stop the Violence in Gaza and Southern Israel?
Regional expert David Makovsky tells anchor Marco Werman that both Israel and Hamas want a ceasefire, but on very different terms.
Gaza Preparing for Possible Ground Attack
People in the Gaza Strip are preparing for an Israeli ground invasion, as Hamas and other militants continue to send rockets and missiles into Israel. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with The BBC’s Jon Donnison in Gaza, who happened to see a rocket being launched toward Jerusalem on Friday.
Saving Spanish Soccer Club Real Oviedo – on Twitter
Real Oviedo is a former top-tier Spanish soccer team that has fallen on hard financial times. But a Twitter campaign to get fans to buy team shares may have saved it from an untimely end. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks to Sid Lowe, a British sports journalist based in Madrid who started the effort to save Real Oviedo.
Zimbabwe’s Capital on the Move
The Geo Quiz wants you to name the capital of Zimbabwe – and if you’re really on top of your game, name the place where the Zimbabwean government wants to build a new capital.
The Origin of Veterans Day
Veterans Day marks the anniversary of the end of World War I on Novermber 11th, 1918. Mitchell Yockelson, a historian at the National Archives in Washington, DC, talks with anchor Marco Weman about why the first world war has been largely forgotten in the United States.
Corksphere War Blog to Wind Down
Bill Corcoran, author of Corksphere, a blog that tracks America’s wars, talks about why he’s winding down the blog after 5 years– there has been a sharp decline in readership, and he’s finding it harder to get the information he needs.
Reaction to Obama Election Win from Around the Globe
Host Aaron Schachter is joined from London by The World’s Marco Werman to pick apart some of Wednesday’s international reaction to President Obama’s re-election.
Scientists Find What’s Believed to be Rarest Whale Species: The Spade-Toothed Beaked Whale
Two years after they washed up on a New Zealand beach, scientists have identified two whale carcasses as members of what they believe is the world’s rarest whale species: the spade-toothed beaked whale.
The Challenges of Elections in India
If you think lines are long at your polling station, imagine what things must be like when over 700 million people come out to vote. Hartosh Bal, political editor of the Indian newsweekly Open, talks about the extraordinary challenges faced by election officials in the worlds biggest democracy, and why such a high percentage of Indians from all classes enthusiastically participate.
New Saudi Interior Minister Moves Up Succession Ladder
The appointment of Prince Mohammed bin Nayef as interior minister represents a significant move in the complex political chess game that is being played out in the Saudi royal family.
The Immigrant Vote After Sandy
Officials in New York and New Jersey are doing their best to make sure people in areas hit hard by Sandy can vote Tuesday. But some immigrant residents on a tight budget might not want to use precious gasoline to get to the polls.
Cyclone Trouble in India
As residents of the northeastern United States struggle to recover from this week’s huge storm, people in southern India are still being battered by a cylcone that’s caused 100,000 people to be evacuated.
Haitians in New York Struggle to Recover From Sandy
Among those struggling to recover from the devastation of Superstorm Sandy are members of the Haitian community in New York. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Ricot Dupuy, who hosts a program on a Haitian radio station in Brooklyn.
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