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Algeria Military Operation ‘Over’
LIVE: The Algerian authorities have confirmed that hostages have been killed as well as their captors in a military operation to retake a gas plant seized by Islamist militants on Wednesday. The operation is reportedly over but the facility is still being searched.
PRI’s The World: 01/16/2013 (Vietnam, Algeria, Haiti)
Islamist militants attack a gas facility in Algeria and take foreign hostages. As President Obama unveils new measures to control gun violence in the US, we look at Russia, where gun controls are tough but the homicide rates remain high. Vietnamese immigrants turn to story telling to document their memories of Vietnam.
Islamist Militants Take Hostages in Algeria Natural Gas Facility
Islamist militants have reportedly taken a large group of foreign hostages after attacking a gas facility in Algeria. It is believed several of those hostages are American.
PRI’s The World: 01/15/2013 (Japan, Germany, Mali)
France ramps up its military intervention in Mali. Also, will Arab-Israelis swing the vote in Israel’s upcoming elections? And, half gaming, half gambling, Japan’s obsession with pachinko.
Why Some People Around the World Struggle to Understand America’s Love Affair with Guns
New York State looks set to introduce the toughest gun laws in America. But it’s still hard for foreigners to comprehend America’s love affair with guns.
Russian Couple on Trial for Allegedly Spying on NATO, EU
A married couple identified only by their code names “Andreas” and “Heidrun” are accused of spying on NATO and the EU for decades.
PRI’s The World: 01/14/2013 (Sweden, Indonesia, Pakistan)
Islamist rebels in Mali gain territory despite French air strikes aimed at stopping their advance. Also, Spaniards get creative about protesting their government’s austerity measures and tax hikes. Plus, our correspondent in Beijing tells us what life is like in the pollution-choked Chinese capital.
France’s Love-Hate with Russia: Why Depardieu Was Granted Russian Citizenship
As French actor Gérard Depardieu embraces his new Russian citizenship to flee France’s 75 percent income tax on millionaires, some observers are reminded that the love-hate relationship between France and Russia has existed for centuries.
India Street Protests Inspire Women’s Rights Advocates in Pakistan
A prominent attorney in Pakistan, Hina Jilani, says Indian street protests have empowered women’s rights advocates there, and reminded the Pakistani public to take a more active role, and not leave social action to small groups of activists.
PRI’s The World: 01/11/2013 (France, Haiti, Afghanistan)
President Barack Obama and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai meet to discuss the future of the US role in Afghanistan. Cuba relaxes its travel restrictions, but limits still remain. And French singer Nolwenn makes her US debut with Celtic music from her childhood in Brittany.
Subterranean Stories: What’s Your Tube Tale?
Subways around the globe are often where remarkable travel memories take place. We want to know your subterranean tale, whether it’s about the London Underground or about any other the world’s subway systems.
‘The Big Truck That Went By’: A Journalist’s Account of the Earthquake and its Aftermath in Haiti
Jonathan Katz was the Associated Press reporter in Haiti three years ago when an earthquake hit the country. He spent the next few years documenting the quake and its aftermath.
French Singer Nolwenn Leroy and her Celtic Roots
French singer Nolwenn Leroy made her US debut this week in New York. Leroy’s is a name with Celtic roots. And that’s the kind of music she plays on her first US album.
PRI’s The World: 01/10/2013 (Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria)
Google’s North Korea diplomacy and whether it accomplished anything. Also, Venezuelans in the US economy worry about their country’s political future, as an ailing Hugo Chavez misses his swearing-in Thursday. And music goes underground in Iran.
A Ballet School Still Open Despite Violence in Syria
Emma LeBlanc, a 25-year-old Rhodes Scholar from New Hampshire, has spent much of the past five years in Syria, documenting life there with a camera. Now, LeBlanc has assembled an exhibit of photographs taken at a ballet school in a suburb of Damascus, as a way to show daily life routines during times of conflict.
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