The World
Water Supply at Afghan Girls School Deliberately Poisoned
About 150 schoolgirls were sickened on Tuesday after their drinking water was tampered with. Lisa Mullins talks with journalist Gayle Tzemach Lemmon about the challenges for education for girls in Afghanistan.
British Library Buys St. Cuthbert Gospel – the Oldest European Book
The 7th century manuscript known as the St. Cuthbert Gospel was buried with St. Cuthbert at Lindisfarne monastery on the northeast coast of England in about 698 AD.
Funk-Reggae Band The Black Seeds from New Zealand
For the Geo Quiz, Global Hit combo, we are looking for a city in New Zealand where the funk-reggae band The Black Seeds is based.
PRI’s The World: 04/16/2012 (Norway, Afghanistan, Singapore)
The trial of mass killer Anders Breivik begins in Norway; Also, an 18-hour-long militant attack comes to an end in Kabul; Plus, the government in Singapore tries to get its citizens to loosen up.
Anders Breivik Pleads Not Guilty at Norway Murder Trial
Anders Behring Breivik, who carried out bomb and gun attacks in Norway last year which left 77 people dead, pleads not guilty at the start of his trial.
Antarctica: New Method Finds Twice as Many Emperor Penguins
A new census of emperor penguins in Antarctica has found that there are roughly twice as many as had been estimated. But researchers say the new numbers don’t change the fact that Antarctic penguins are seriously threatened by climate change. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with researcher Michelle LaRue.
Britain’s Greatest Enemy Commander
For Monday’s Geo Quiz, put on your military history thinking cap. Britain’s National Army Museum took a national poll recently to ask who was Britain’s Greatest Enemy Commander. Can you name him?
PRI’s The World: 04/13/2012 (Syria, North Korea, Mexico)
Syria’s ceasefire appears to hold in spite of new reports of violence; Also, reporter Monica Ortiz Uribe gives us her personal view of life in one of the world’s most dangerous cities, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico; And Britian’s latest folk-pop sensation Ed Sheeran brings his music to the US.
Cuba and Drugs to Dominate Summit of the Americas
President Obama is attending the Summit of the Americas this weekend in Colombia. Anchor Marco Werman asks reporter John Otis in Colombia about the two topics that are likely to dominate the gathering: Cuba’s absence and a call for alternatives to the drug war.
How to Survive the Drug War in Ciudad Juárez
Monica Ortiz Uribe, reporter with the public radio collaboration Fronteras, speaks with host Marco Werman about what it’s like to report in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, one of the most dangerous cities in the world. She also describes how Juárez residents are starting to come out of their homes more, tired of living in fear.
US Condemns North Korea’s Failed Rocket Launch
Washington and its allies have condemned North Korea for launching a satellite rocket which broke up over the sea shortly after take-off. Accusing the communist state of threatening regional security, the US said North Korea had isolated itself still further from the outside world.
Titantic’s Morse Code Messages Brought to Life by Audio Artist
The only surviving real-time record of the sinking of the Titanic 100 years ago this weekend are the transcriptions of Morse Code messages sent to and from the ship via Marconi Wireless–the most advanced long-distance communication of its time. On the 100th anniversary of the disaster, an audio artist has used voice synthesis software to bring those messages to life.
Sold! Wyoming Town Goes to Highest Bidder, A Vietnamese Businessman
For today’s Geo Quiz we are looking for the name of a town in Wyoming just of I-80. The town is just 10 acres or so large. The one resident is also the mayor. He’s planning to leave so he put the town up for auction. Can you name the tiny town?
PRI’s The World: 04/12/2012 (Syria, Sudan, Peru)
Fragile ceasefire holds in Syria, but the government has yet to withdraw its troops, tension grows in stand-off over oil-rich land on the border of Sudan and South Sudan, and a look at an old Nazi propaganda film about the Titanic.
Fragile Syria Ceasefire Takes Hold
Violence has fallen in Syria as a fragile ceasefire takes hold, although both sides are reporting violations. Special envoy Kofi Annan, who brokered the ceasefire, said he was “encouraged” but Syria had not fully complied.
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