The World
The Disappearance of Two Young Cuban Actors, Stars of ‘Una Noche’
Last week, two Cuban actors, en route to the screening of their film “Una Noche” at the Tribeca film festival in New York, disappeared during a layover in Miami. It has been speculated that the two were defectors. Reporter Susan Stone interviewed the actors during the Berlin International Film Festival last February and speaks to anchor Marco Werman about her interview with them.
Heavy Metal in Havana: Musicians and Fans
Anchor Marco Werman talks with Spin Magazine’s David Peisner about the small, but committed community of metal heads in Cuba.
PRI’s The World: 04/24/2012 (Mexico, Russia, Austria)
The latest on the phone hacking scandal in Britain and maybe the US. Nuclear power becomes an issue in French presidential elections. Also, how many people does it take to dry clean a sweater in Moscow.
Deported From Bahrain: The Formula One Firestorm
Channel 4 foreign correspondent Jonathan Miller was arrested and later deported while covering the controversial Bahrain Grand Prix last weekend.
Phone Hacking Scandal: Murdochs in the News Again
James Murdoch, the son of media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, has been subjected to tough questioning at a British inquiry into media ethics. The former News International chairman’s testimony to the Leveson Inquiry illustrates the company’s close relationship with UK government ministers.
Mexico’s ‘Smoking Mountain’ Lives Up To Its Name
For the Geo Quiz, we want you to name a volcano about 35 miles outside Mexico City which has been rumbling and sending up clouds of ash and steam in recent days.
PRI’s The World: 04/23/2012 (India, Afghanistan, France)
President Obama stresses the importance of preventing genocide. Also, a story from Kabul, where the death toll from air pollution rivals that from war. And a rare interview with flamenco guitar legend, Paco de Lucia.
The Sudanese Border Conflict Continues Prompting Fears of War
Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has ruled out talks with South Sudan on the simmering border conflict that has prompted fears of all-out war. Earlier, Sudanese jets bombed a border area in South Sudan.
Socialist Francois Hollande Ahead After First Round of France Election
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is wooing far-right voters after losing narrowly to his Socialist rival in the presidential election’s first round. Francois Hollande came top with 28.6% and Sarkozy got 27.1% – the first time a sitting president has lost in the first round.
Soccer Ball Swept Away by Japanese Tsunami Reaches Alaska
A soccer ball that was swept away by the tsunami that hit Japan last year, recently washed up on Middleton Island in the Gulf of Alaska.
Video: Flamenco Music Legend Paco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía has been performing since he was 11-years-old and recorded his first album in 1964. Anchor Marco Werman spoke to him during a recent stop in Boston.
PRI’s The World: 04/20/2012 (Bahrain, Turkey, Mali)
Practice runs are underway in Bahrain for the Formula One race despite on going pro-democracy protests across the nation. Syria’s crisis takes an economic toll on neighbor Turkey as tourism and trade dwindle. And Giants take over England’s port city of Liverpool.
Syria Crisis: Violence Continues in Idlib Province Despite Truce
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon says Syria needs to fully cooperate with the preliminary accord which outlines the rules for the deployment of a UN observer mission to the country. But despite the truce agreed with the international envoy, Kofi Annan, attacks are on the rise.
Sudan and South Sudan: Should US Intervene?
Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to Andrew Natsios of Georgetown University, who is advocating military intervention by the United States to protect the South.
Small Town in North Carolina Hosts International Whistlers Convention
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for the name of a small town in North Carolina where some of the world’s most passionate whistlers have come to take part in an International Whistlers Convention.
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