The World
Cancer’s Global Reach
Cancer kills more people in low- and middle-income countries than AIDS, malaria, and TB combined, but it remains a disproportionately underfunded disease. In this series, veteran health journalist Joanne Silberner examines cancer’s toll in the developing world.
PRI’s The World: 11/16/2012 (Gaza, Spain, Pakistan)
The conflict between Hamas and Israel intensifies. Fan twitter campaign may save Spanish soccer team. And an all-woman bluegrass band hits the music scene in Pakistan.
PRI’s The World: 11/15/2012 (Gaza, China, Sierra Leone)
More rocket attacks and more airstrikes, as the violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza escalates. Also, China introduces its new lineup of leaders, but are they just like the old bosses? Plus, female political candidates in Sierra Leone face intimidation, before and after an election.
Young Gaza Resident: ‘We Have to Fight Back’
Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks about the situation in Gaza with one you resident of the Palestinian territory. 17-year-old Karmel Asad Shamallakh moved to Gaza from the Britain last year.
Regional Implications for Israel-Hamas Conflict Could be a ‘Nightmare Scenario’
Anchor Aaron Schachter talks to Steven Cook, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, about what is at stake in Israel’s neighboring countries, in light of the new conflict between Israel and Hamas.
PRI’s The World: 11/14/2012 (Israel, Europe, Britain)
Israel kills a top Hamas military leader in Gaza, amid concerns about escalating violence in the region. Also, with its top brass tarnished, the US military re-examines its leadership. Plus, a British scientist who’s working on developing a sixth sense.
PRI’s The World: 11/13/2012 (Afghanistan, China, Kenya)
What’s next for the US mission in Afghanistan, as the top American general there gets caught up in the widening Petraeus scandal. Also, a popular blogger draws attention to food safety problems in China. Plus, new music from a promising young trumpet player in Kenya.
PRI’s The World: 11/12/2012 (Israel, Spain, Sweden)
How the resignation of David Petraeus as CIA chief, following his admission of an extramarital affair, may affect his legacy of success in Iraq. Also, Spain’s main bank association puts a temporary freeze on evictions. And, the retro beats of Sweden’s ‘The Amazing’.
PRI’s The World: 11/09/2012 (Thailand, Britain, Afghanistan)
New York City announces a fuel rationing plan to deal with gasoline shortages. We look at how Japan created a similar program after the 2011 Tsunami. And descendents of French master filmmaker Georges Melies take his films on tour. Also, a former businessman becomes the new Archbishop of Canterbury.
Former Oil Executive Justin Welby Named Archbishop of Canterbury
Justin Welby, a former oil executive, has been chosen to be the new Archbishop of Canterbury, and spiritual leader of the world’s 77 million Anglicans. The 56-year-old has had a meteoric rise within the Anglican Church and takes over a global flock riven by divisions. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the BBC’s Jane Little about Justin Welby.
Violin Dealer Dietmar Machold Convicted of Embezzlement
German Dietmar Machold lived the high-life in Vienna as one of the world’s foremost experts on violins. But it was all a ponzi scheme. And Friday, an Austrian court convicted him of embezzlement and fraud. Aaron Schachter tells the sad tale.
PRI’s The World: 11/08/2012 (China, Egypt, Afghanistan)
China’s Communist Party opens a Congress that will appoint a new set of national leaders. Maronite Christians in Israel bring Aramaic back to life. And Afghan religious extremists can’t stop one young female rapper from singing her songs.
Devastation in Cuba Following Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy hit Cuba hard. The storm ripped through Santiago, in the southern end of the island, damaging an estimated 230,000 homes and leaving 11 Cubans dead. Sandy also wiped out thousands of acres of staple crops. Now concerns are growing that food will become scarce.
PRI’s The World: 11/07/2012 (Kenya, Mexico, Cambodia)
Global reaction to President Obama’s re-election, including from London, Israel and Kenya. Also, the Latino vote challenge facing Republicans ahead of the next election. Plus, why scientists in Austria are exploring the personality of man’s best friend.
Obama Re-Elected as US President
President Barack Obama wins a second term, defeating Mitt Romney despite dissatisfaction with the economy, while the House of Representatives remains in Republican control and Democrats retain the Senate.
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