The World’s Marco Werman is in Dakar, Senegal. He is there to report on the upcoming elections and offers a preview by speaking with anchor Lisa Mullins.
Wardi was buried Sunday in a ceremony attended by tens of thousands of Sudanese including President Omar al-Bashir.
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Libyans are marking the one-year anniversary of the uprising that eventually took down long time ruler Moammar Gaddafi. Anchor Marco Werman speaks to reporter Marine Olivesi, who is observing the celebrations where it all began, in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi.
New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, has died on assignment in Syria.
London-based plastic surgeon Mohammad Jawad uses a pioneering technique to rebuild the skin on the faces of victims of sulfuric acid attacks in Pakistan. Jawad’s work is subject of an Oscar-nominated short documentary film, Saving Face. He speaks with anchor Marco Werman.
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for one of the breeding grounds in eastern Canada of the Northern Wheatear, the songbird with one of the largest ranges of any songbird in the world.
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The former South African president’s face will appear on bills of all denominations by the end of year. Current President Jacob Zuma said the gesture was meant to express the South African people’s “deep gratitude.”
Overcrowded prisons are the norm in Honduras and safety standards are rarely followed.
Zurich, Tokyo, Geneva, Osaka Kobe, Oslo are the top five cities of a list compiled by international economists.
For their new CD, Rodrigo y Gabriela traveled to Havana to re-record some of their own, earlier tunes with a 13-piece Cuban orchestra.
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Mohammed Salim al-Awa who is a devout Muslim and a prospective candidate for president of Egypt. He says Islamists don’t hate the United States but America needs to realize it’s not the only big player in the Middle East.
This incredible photo was named World Press Photo of the Year. It shows Fatima Al Qaws and her 18-year-old son, Zayed in Yemen. The BBC has now talked with Fatima Al Qaws in Sana’a.
