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08/04/2009
Entire program – August 4, 2009
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Today on The World: Bill Clinton meets with North Korea’s dear leader; Indonesia takes on the task of restoring its mangroves; and graffiti for peace in Kenya.
Bill Clinton goes to North Korea
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Former President Bill Clinton met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang today. The World’s Matthew Bell has the story.
Hillary Clinton goes to Africa
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 11-day trip to Africa begins with a focus on Somalia, though she won’t actually be visiting the war-ravaged nation. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s East Africa correspondent Peter Greste in Nairobi.
Kenya’s peace graffiti artist
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The World’s Andrea Crossan visits with a Kenyan artist who paints graffiti messages of peace in Nairobi’s Kibera slum. >>>Read more about Solo 7.
Restoring Indonesia’s Mangroves
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A hidden culprit in the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami was degraded shorelines. Now Indonesia’s moving to protect its coasts by restoring thousands of miles of mangrove swamps. Ari Daniel Shapiro has the story.
Pre-election violence in Afghanistan
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Aaron Schachter about Taliban attacks ahead of Afghanistan’s presidential election later this month. Schachter reports on the Afghan national army’s preparations for security during the upcoming election.
Australia thwarts possible bomb attack
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Police in Australia have arrested four men who were alleged preparing to carry out a suicide attack on a military base. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Tanner, an editor at The Australian, the newspaper that broke the story.
The future of Fatah
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The Palestinian Fatah Party opened its first convention in 20 years today. The party hopes to resume peace negotiations with Israel, but first it has to settle its differences with rival Hamas. Linda Gradstein reports from Bethlehem.
Geo quiz and answer
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is the Indian Ocean. A 24-year old British woman has just completed a 124-day, 3,000 mile crossing of the Indian Ocean in a rowboat. Anchor Marco Werman has the story.
Global Hit
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The band Les Sans Culottes pretends to be French. But the faux-French band has never actually performed in France… that is, until last week. The World’s Adeline Sire has more.
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