The World
PRI’s The World: 06/28/2012 (Kiribati, Senegal, Myanmar)
The Supreme Court upholds the main provisions of the health care reform bill. We find out how the story is playing out overseas. Also, Americans concerned about the price of health care head to Mexico to find more affordable options. And the drink of choice for Europeans is American beer.
How the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care is Playing Abroad
The US Supreme Court has said President Barack Obama’s landmark health care reform act is constitutional. The World explores how the decision is received abroad.
France’s Minitel Electronic Terminal Becomes History
This Saturday will mark the end of an era in France when the Minitel wil be switched off. The Minitel was a groundbreaking home electronic terminal, created in 1982, almost a decade before the commercialization of the Internet.
PRI’s The World: 06/27/2012 (Chile, Sudan, Mexico)
Gunmen storm a pro-government TV station in Syria, leaving three people dead. Also, university students in Sudan protest planned austerity measures. And the music and activism of Mexico’s Carla Morrison.
Turkey Rules Out Immediate Retaliation Against Syria Over Jet Incident
Syrian forces shot down a Turkish reconnaissance jet last Friday. Now, Turkish prime minister Erdogan said that there would be no immediate retaliatory strike against Syria.
Syria Crisis: What Are the Options For the West?
Syrian rebels are bringing their fight closer and closer to Damascus and Bashar Al Assad said in a speech on Tuesday that his country was now “at war.”
Texas Piñata Ban Under Review
A piñata ban in nearly three dozen parks in Harris County, Texas has rankled Hispanic community leaders and activists.
Students Protest Against Economic Austerity in Sudan
For the past week, Sudanese students have been taking to the streets in Khartoum and around the country.
PRI’s The World: 06/26/2012 (Italy, Russia, South Korea)
Head of British intelligence service MI5 fears the Arab Spring has created a ripe environment for Al-Qaeda in the Middle East. Russian all women punk band Pussy Riot face more jail time for protesting Putin’s latest go at the presidency. And Italy holds the first ever World Pasta Championship.
MI5 Warning: Al-Qaeda Spreading Operations Into New Countries
In a rare speech, the head of Britain’s intelligence service MI5, Jonathan Evans, said Al-Qaeda has been spreading its operations into new countries, with British-born extremists now being trained in places like Libya and Egypt.
Anti-Putin Punk Rockers Pussy Riot to Stay in Jail, Await Trial
The women in Pussy Riot were arrested in February after protest performances against the Kremlin and have been in jail since.
New TV Show Aims to Change Image of North Korean Defectors
A new TV show in South Korea is aimed at challenging prejudice about North Koreans.
Mexico Election 2012: The Return of the PRI
Enrique Pena Nieto has been confirmed as the winner of Mexico’s presidential election, following a partial recount. With almost every vote counted, Pena Nieto had 38.2%, with second placed Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on 31.5%. While third-placed Josefina Vazquez Mota admitted defeat, Lopez Obrador said he would challenge the result in Mexico’s electoral tribunal.
PRI’s The World: 06/25/2012 (Turkey, Mexico, Egypt)
Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood is officially recognized as Egypt’s first democratically elected president. Turkey steps up on censoring political dissent. And the Jazz styling of Korean pianist, Hey Rim Jeon.
President Obama’s Egyptian Foreign Policy Dilemma
US Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the former under secretary of state for political affairs, talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the daunting foreign policy dilemma Egypt’s elections pose for President Obama.
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