The World
PRI’s The World: 10/15/2012 (Haiti, Myanmar, Cambodia)
The pre-trial hearings for the alleged 9/11 mastermind begins in Guantanamo. We’ll hear the latest on the proceedings from the ground. Also, we look at the legacy of Cambodia’s controversial late King Norodom Sihanouk. Plus, why Haiti wants to join the African Union.
The World Votes: The US Presidency Overseas
Only American citizens are entitled to elect the American president. But presidential influence extends far beyond the borders of the United States. The World’s Marco Werman visits London, and speaks with people from across the planet about the US presidency and its effects on their lives.
PRI’s The World: 10/12/2012 (South Korea, Canada, Sweden)
Reaction to the news that the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize is going to the European Union. Also, we find out why the Cuban missile crisis of 50 years ago was more dangerous than previously thought. Plus, South Koreans get a rare glimpse of North Korean cinema.
Swedish Chef Magnus Nilsson and his Unconventional Recipes for Fäviken
Sweden’s Magnus Nilsson is considered one of Europe’s top chefs. Now he has a cookbook out, named after his restaurant in remote northern Seden, Faviken. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Nilsson about his recipes and why it’s so hard to get the ingredients for them.
PRI’s The World: 10/11/2012 (Cuba, China, Iran)
The candidates for Vice President square off tonight at their one and only debate. We take a look at what they have said about foreign policy. Also, emergency medical care in Haiti has been patchy. Now the medical community is working to change it. And China gets its first Nobel Laureate for Literature.
Robert F. Kennedy’s Cuban Missile Crisis Era Papers Released
Nearly 3,000 pages of material from the papers of Robert F. Kennedy are being released by the National Archives and the Kennedy Library.
PRI’s The World: 10/10/2012 (France, Russia, Mexico)
As the US Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action, we look at some affirmative action in France and Brazil. Why Mexico’s Navy is taking a lead in fighting the drug cartels. And why humans are so much better then other primates at building things.
The French View of Affirmative Action
While the US Supreme Court reconsiders affirmative action in the United States, we explore how France has been dealing with that issue.
PRI’s The World: 10/09/2012 (Pakistan, Zambia, Syria)
The Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for shooting and wounding a 14-year-old activist who pushed for girls’ education. Also, a de-worming program in India is seen as an enhancement to children’s education. Plus, we check in with a DJ in Zambia to find out what is hot in the African music scene.
PRI’s The World: 10/08/2012 (Belgium, Venezuela, Ireland)
Republican nominee Mitt Romney lays out his foreign policy stance in Virginia speech. Venezuela’s president Hugo Chavez vows to deepen his socialist revolution after easily winning a fourth term. Belgium strives to be the center of innovation for the comic book industry.
PRI’s The World: 10/05/2012 (Trinidad & Tobago, Morocco, Canada)
An update on the Benghazi attack investigation, after the FBI was finally able to search the scene. Also, President Hugo Chavez faces his toughest election challenge in years this weekend in Venezuela. Plus, a GOP push to make inroads among Latino voters in Nevada.
Dutch ‘Abortion Ship’ Barred from Morocco Port
A yacht that had docked in the port of Smir, in northern Morocco, was escorted out of the port by authorities.
PRI’s The World: 10/04/2012 (Syria, Germany, China)
Germans in Bavaria are fed up with bailing out southern Europe. We get the Chinese perspective on last night’s presidential debate. And Miguel Cabrera of Venezuela makes US baseball history by clinching the Triple Crown.
China’s Take on the US Presidential Debate
There were a lot of people in China watching the presidential debate, lighting up social media with their real time reactions.
Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera Wins Triple Crown
The ‘Triple Crown’ isn’t just a horse racing thing. It’s also what a baseball player wins when he ends up tops in his league for batting avarege, RBIs and homers. And Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers just finished the regular-season leading the American League in all three of those categories. Where in Venezuela is Cabrera from?
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