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US Diplomat Anne Smedinghoff Remembered as Selfless and Happy in Her Role
A young American diplomat from Chicago died Saturday while delivering textbooks to children in Afghanistan. Anne Smedinghoff was a public diplomacy officer for the US Embassy in Kabul when she and four others were killed by a suicide bomber. Host Marco Werman talks with her aunt, Cathy Tokarski who shares her memories.
Making Peace at Home: A Mother and Daughter’s Story
A classroom debate reveals a difficult truth: many students don’t trust their parents. A new program at COSAT aims to improve relations at home.
Syria Behind the Lines
Olly Lambert of our partner program Frontline decided to spend an extended period reporting from both sides of Syria’s war. For five weeks last fall, Lambert criss-crossed the Orontes river which has now become a dividing line in the civil war.
Manila’s New Taxi Trikes: Greener, but Not Green Enough?
Manila’s notoriously loud and dirty taxi-trikes are going green. But not everyone’s getting on board.
An American Target Within Reach of a North Korean Missile?
Threatening messages from Pyongyang toward South Korea and the US have been making headlines. There’s speculation that the North could be planning to launch a missile against an American target this week. Experts don’t seem to think that’s likely. But which if any American target would be within reach of a North Korean missile?
Reaction to Death of Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died peacefully after a stroke this morning, her spokesman announced Monday. She was 87 and was not only Britain’s first woman Prime Minister, but the longest-serving Prime Minister this century.
Margaret Thatcher, Social Class and UK Pop Culture
Anyone who lived through Britain’s Thatcher years won’t forget them in a hurry. Politically, there were no fence-sitters: you were either with her or against her, George W. Bush-style. (Thatcher is sometimes referred to as Britain’s version of Ronald Reagan, but she had little of Reagan’s charm or likeability.) She was adored and reviled– and not much in between.
PRI’s The World: 04/05/2013 (China, Algeria, Spain)
Chinese authorities announce another death from a new strain of bird flu, raising the number of dead to six. Police in Canada identify two Canadians among the militants who attacked a desert gas plant in Algeria in January. Two musicians from India, one Hindu, one Muslim collaborate to create magnificent north Indian classical music.
20,000 Birds Slaughtered in Shanghai to Prevent Spread of Avian Flu
Anchor Marco Werman talks with China correspondent Mary Kay Magistad about the latest in China on the reported cases of the H7N9 or bird flu virus in Shanghai.
Cause for Concern Beyond China? Laurie Garrett on the H7N9 Flu
Anchor Marco Werman talks with global health analyst Laurie Garrett about concerns that the new flu emerging in China could become a global problem. She says in its early days, the new flu has all the hallmarks of a pandemic, but that that doesn’t mean it will become one.
In Tense Times, South Korea Journalists Walking a Fine Line
South Korean journalists are walking a fine line, trying to keep their public informed about the current tensions with their neighbor to the north, without whipping up hysteria.
Canadians Involved in Algerian Al-Qaeda Attack
Canadian police have officially identified two Canadians among the militants who attacked a desert gas plant in Algeria in January.
Journalist Mai El Shoush Creates Arab Comic Book Heroine, Rayann Lawsonia
A Sudan-born reporter saw the need for a modern, intelligent, female heroine and has come out with a new super heroine, Rayann Lawsonia.
Donna De Cesare’s ‘Unsettled: Children in a World of Gangs’
Photojournalist Donna DeCesare’s new bilingual book chronicles the lives of Central American gang members on both sides of the border. It’s called “Unsettled.” DeCesare teaches journalism at the University of Texas, Austin.
University of Cape Town Student Newspaper Conducts ‘Most Attractive Race’ Poll
A recent article on interracial dating published by the student newspaper at the University of Cape Town created an uproar in South Africa.
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