Mindful Eating Comes to America

There’s a food movement called mindful eating that’s picking up speed in the US. led by Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hạnh. He has a food meditation center in southern France. For the Geo Quiz, we’re looking for the name of the French department or region where you can find Plum Village.

Understanding Haiti Through Comics

Cartoonist Matt Bors is editing a comic strip about life in Haiti since the earthquake. It’s drawn by a Haitian cartoonist and written by a Haitian reporter, both based in Port au Prince. The first installment of the comic strip was published online Thursday.

Israel Rejects Anti-Israeli Committees

Israeli parliament rejects a bill that would have set up committees to investigate human rights group accused of “anti-Israel” activity.

Caracas Band La Vida Boheme Pays Tribute to Radio Capital

The station once ruled the rock airwaves, but now airs state-approved programming.

Cambodia and Thailand at Odds Over an Ancient Temple

The Preah Vihear temple is at the heart of a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand.

US working with Afghan police

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Afghanistan’s President Karzai promised to close foreign private security companies by the end of the year. International officials are urging Karzai to reverse his decree. They warn that aid workers can’t rely on Afghan police to protect them. As it turns out, US forces in Afghanistan have been trying for some time to improve the performance of the local police forces. Progress has been erratic. Ben Gilbert was embedded with the 504th Military Police Battalion in Kandahar City when he sent this report on the training of the Afghan police. Download MP3
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Raptorex discovered

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re searching for a Raptorex. You wouldn’t want to run into this creature called the Raptorex. It has powerful jaws, and strong legs suited for running down its prey. Don’t worry its a dinosaur that lived 125 million years ago. We speak with Paul Sereno, a paleontologist at the University of Chicago. (Illustration: Todd Marshall)

• Video: “Bizarre Dinos”, which features this discovery, premieres Sunday, October 11 at 8 pm on the National Geographic Channel
• Video: Paleontologist Paul Sereno discusses Raptorex

Recreating Nagasaki in 3D

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Students at the University of Nagasaki are attempting to recreate a community that a nuclear weapon destroyed. The Urakami neighborhood in Nagasaki was ground zero for the second atomic bomb the U-S dropped on Japan in World War Two. That attack killed 39-thousand people. And it destroyed most pictures of life in Urakami before the war. The students are recreating pre-war Urakami, with the help of memories and 3D technology. Akiko Fujita has our radio story.

• View a video about the 3D reconstruction