01/25/2012

Navy SEAL Team Frees Hostages In Somalia

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

US Navy SEALs exit a C-130 aircraft during a training exercise. (Photo: US Navy/ Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Anthony Harding/Released)

An American and a Danish aid worker kidnapped in Somalia three months ago have been freed in a rare US military raid.

State of the Union: Spotlight on Trade with China

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

President Obama delivers the State of the Union address (Photo: Pete Souza)

Among the many issues President Obama highlighted in last night’s State of the Union address was trade with China. He announced the creation of a Trade Enforcement Unit that will look into unfair trade practices in places like China.

Kosher Phones For Britain’s Orthodox Jews

By Matthew Brunwasser ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Kosher phones poster (Photo: Matthew Brunwasser)

Orthodox Jews in Britain aren’t afraid of modernity, but they are worried about the negative influences it can have on young people. Rabbis there have now sanctioned a “kosher” phone that blocks the internet and text messages.

Considering Independence For Scotland

By Laura Lynch ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment ⋅ Transcript

Scotland flags (Photo: Craig Bennett/Flickr)

The Scottish government is looking at a possible exit from Britain, it has scheduled a referendum on independence for 2014.

Burns, Haggis and Highland Dancers – A Postcard From Scotland

By The World ⋅ January 25, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments ⋅ Transcript

Burns portrait by Alexander Nasmyth (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

We’re in Scotland for the Geo Quiz, in the city where Robert Burns started to make a name for himself in the late 1780′s, and where his portrait now hangs in the Scottish National Gallery.