The World
Satellite Images of Aleppo Suggest Use of Heavy Artillery Near Residential Areas
The organization Amnesty USA collected satellite images from Aleppo, Syria, which they say show the devastating effects of heavy artillery, including near residential areas. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Amnesty USA Director of crisis prevention and response, Scott Edwards, about the images.
Couple Gets Married Following Rare Snow Fall in South Africa
South African couple Monique Joubert and Rui Moca promised each other that next time it snowed in Johannesburg they would get married. So when it snowed Tuesday, they called a local radio station and organized it in three hours.
A Bicycle Superhighway in Denmark
The Danish government wants to encourage suburban commuters to bike to work and is planning a network of bicycle “superhighways” that will connect the capital to its suburbs.
PRI’s The World: 08/07/2012 (Greece, Italy, Iran)
A New York regulator accuses a British bank of laundering money for Iran. Then, Greek authorities crack down on illegal immigrants. And we remember art critic and historian Robert Hughes.
Remembering Art Critic Robert Hughes
Renowned art critic and historian Robert Hughes died Monday after a long illness, at the age of 74.
PRI’s The World: 08/06/2012 (Jamaica, Slovenia, Ireland)
NASA’s “Curiosity” makes a perfect landing on Mars on Monday morning. Also some Slovenian artists question the security of online passwords and want you to give it up. And remembering legendary Mexican ranchera singer Chavela Vargas.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Lands on Mars: What’s next?
NASA’s latest interplanetary rover, Curiosity, has landed successfully on Mars. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Bruce Barraclough, one of the scientists on the mission, about what comes next.
Jamaica Celebrates Independence Day with Bolt’s Gold
Jamaicans are marking 50 years of independence from the British, but what they’re really excited about is local hero Usain Bolt.
PRI’s The World: 08/03/2012 (Saudi Arabia, Syria, Argentina)
A Saudi female athlete makes history in a brief appearance in the London Olympics. Also, American farmers suffer through a crippling drought, but Argentine farmers expect a bumper grain crop. And, one of the last remaining American veterans of the Spanish civil war tells his story.
Pussy Riot Trial: Putin Urges Leniency for Russian Punk Rockers
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russian punk trio Pussy Riot should not face tough sentencing for their protest against him in Moscow’s main cathedral. The female musicians are on trial over hooliganism charges after a video of their anti-Putin song appeared online.
PRI’s The World: 08/02/2012 (Germany, Syria, North Korea)
Europe’s Central Bank disappoints the markets, unemployed Greeks head back to the farm with the help of an American farm school, and an Iranian-American jazzman doctors a piano to play Persian-flavored jazz.
Why Some Greeks are Returning to the Country and Heading to Farm School
Greece is still in dire economic straits. Unemployment is more than 20 percent. Some Greeks are choosing to return to the land, and begin farming like their parents and grandparents before them. Anchor Aaron Schachter learns more from Evangelos Vergos of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki.
British Diplomat Rides Roller Coaster with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un
A photo of North Korea’s Kim Jong-un on a roller coaster is making the rounds. Of particular interest is the presence of a Western-looking young man in close proximity to the ‘supreme leader’.
Russian President Putin in London for Judo and Talks with Britain’s Prime Minister
Watching the Olympics Thursday was Russian President Vladimir Putin. Putin could be spotted at his favorite sport: judo. That was after he’d visited British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street. Host Aaron Schachter talks with author Angus Roxburgh about the frosty Anglo-Russian relationship.
PRI’s The World: 08/01/2012 (Mongolia, Brazil, Indonesia)
Concerns over global food prices grow due to US drought. Then, an Egyptian letter seeking peace with Israel is said to be fake. Plus, American Bluegrass and Mongolian throat singing give birth to NuGrass.
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