01/10/2013
PRI’s The World: 01/10/2013 (Iran, Uzbekistan, Syria)
Google’s North Korea diplomacy and whether it accomplished anything. Also, Venezuelans in the US economy worry about their country’s political future, as an ailing Hugo Chavez misses his swearing-in Thursday. And music goes underground in Iran.
Google Diplomacy: Eric Schmidt’s Controversial Trip to North Korea
Google chairman Eric Schmidt is back from his controversial trip to North Korea. He says he told North Korean leaders to loosen their restrictions on internet access in the recluse nation, or risk being left behind.
Ambassador Charles Rivkin and American Diplomacy in Paris Suburbs
The US embassy in France has been reaching out to people in the Muslim immigrant suburbs of Paris. And that’s put some in France on edge.
Killing of Kurds in Paris ‘an Assassination’
Three Kurdish women were murdered in Paris Wednesday night, execution style. All were activists for the PKK, the militant group that’s long fought for Kurdish rights in Turkey. One was a PKK co-founder.
Israel’s Also-Ran Parties
34 parties are competing for votes in Israel’s upcoming parliamentary elections. Most of those parties will fail to get any seats in the Knesset. But that doesn’t stop them from campaigning.
Musicians and Composers Battle Censors in Iran
Iranian authorities have arrested five members of an underground band and charged the musicians with collaborating with dissident Iranian singers and satellite channels based in the US.
A Ballet School Still Open Despite Violence in Syria
Emma LeBlanc, a 25-year-old Rhodes Scholar from New Hampshire, has spent much of the past five years in Syria, documenting life there with a camera. Now, LeBlanc has assembled an exhibit of photographs taken at a ballet school in a suburb of Damascus, as a way to show daily life routines during times of conflict.
Uncertainty in Caracas Weighs on Venezuelans in the US
An ailing Hugo Chávez was a no show for his inauguration Thursday and the uncertainty around the country’s political future is troubling Venezuelans living in the US.
Uzbekistan’s First Daughter Gulnara Karimova Tweets with Journalist
Uzbekistan’s “first daughter,” Gulnara Karimova, wears many hats. She’s a diplomat, a ruthless businesswoman, and a pop singer nicknamed Googoosha. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with journalist Natalia Antelava about her Twitter conversations with the daughter of Uzbekistan’s president.
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