The World
Hurricane Sandy Bearing Down On US East Coast
Hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate New York City and New Jersey. Public transport has been suspended in cities up the eastern seaboard and thousands of flights grounded.
PRI’s The World: 10/26/2012 (China, Italy, Syria)
Beijing blocks a New York Times article on the riches amassed by the family of China’s premier Wen Jiabao. Also, former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi is found guilty of tax fraud. Plus, the challenges and opportunities of broadcasting the World Series for a British audience.
PRI’s The World: 10/25/2012 (India, Syria, Netherlands)
Rebels gain ground in Syria’s largest city Aleppo. We hear the latest. Also, we check out political claims that Latin America is “a huge opportunity” for US business. And we decode the video of Chinese dissident artist Ai-Weiwei going Gangnam style.
PRI’s The World: 10/24/2012 (Spain, Denmark, Saudi Arabia)
How Europe’s never-ending debt crisis could further drag on the US recovery. Also, could applying electric power to a kid’s brain really improve school performance? Plus, a radio host on a mission to bring true hip hop to Saudi Arabia.
PRI’s The World: 10/23/2012 (Angola, Jordan, Mexico)
The final presidential debate is over and we get global reaction to how the candidates presented their foreign policy platform. Also, bayonets turned up in last night’s debate. We take a look at where this instrument of war was originally forged. And is that whale speaking English.
Off the Debate Agenda: The Unmentionable Threat of Global Warming
Climate change is arguably one of the biggest threats to US and global security, but there wasn’t a word about it in last night’s presidential debate on foreign policy.
Photographing Penguins Under Ice
Paul Nicklen risks life and limbs to take photographs in some of the most inhospitable places on earth. One of them has just won him the prestigious Veolia Environment Wildlife Photographer of the Year award.
PRI’s The World: 10/22/2012 (Iran, Italy, Turkey)
Why foreign policy debates don’t necessarily reflect the issues presidents really face once in office. Also, we explore the history of the Mormon church in Mexico. Plus, we hear from a 26-year-old from Irish surfer who just became the first woman to catch a wave in Iran.
PRI’s The World: 10/19/2012 (Mexico, Senegal, Egypt)
New York Times correspondent David Kirkpatrick meets with a prime suspect in the attack on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi. Also, the Armageddon letters, a multimedia project by a Canadian filmmaker on the Cuban Missile Crisis. And how a small town in California churns out pro baseball players, thanks to the Mexicali leagues south of the border.
Beirut Blast ‘Kills Intelligence Official Wissam al-Hassan’
Senior Lebanese intelligence official Wissam al-Hassan was among at least eight people killed in a massive car bomb attack in central Beirut, state media say.
WWE Wrestling Smackdown in Cario
There is a smackdown underway in Egypt. Not because of political unrest, but WWE wrestling. Thursday night, a three day WWE event got underway in Cairo, the first on Egyptian soil.
US-Mexico Trade Concerns Over Tomato Imports
The US Commerce Department is considering pulling the plug on a 16-year-old trade agreement regulating Mexican tomato imports.
PRI’s The World: 10/18/2012 (Uruguay, Turkey, Kenya)
Uruguay becomes the second country in Latin America to legalize abortion. Also, a renowned Turkish pianist goes to court for Twitter comments that some say insulted Islam. And a lake in Kenya becomes a focal point for balancing economic opportunity and environmental stability.
PRI’s The World: 10/17/2012 (Spain, China, Bhutan)
We look forward to next week’s final presidential debate focusing on foreign policy. Also, how scientists developed a sort of hair-based GPS tracking system that can be used to solve crimes. Plus, our listeners and web users tell us about the first live rock concerts they went to.
PRI’s The World: 10/16/2012 (Cuba, Brazil, Egypt)
The view from Libya on the way the September attack on the consulate in Benghazi is playing in the US presidential campaign. Also, a stunning change for Cubans wanting to travel abroad. And an Israeli-Iranian singer wins fans in Israel for her Persian music.
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