Entire program – August 19, 2009

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Today on The World: Baghdad is hit with the deadliest wave of violence since the US troop withdrawal from Iraqi cities, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says he’ll appoint women to his cabinet for the first time, and a picnic that helped break down the wall.

Explosions in Baghdad

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Baghdad was pummeled by five explosions today in the deadliest violence since US troops withdrew from the city on June 30th. The targets were mainly government buildings. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Washington Post reporter, Ernesto Londono.

The Afghan vote

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The World’s Jeb Sharp examines the influence of Afghanistan’s ethnic and regional loyalties in tomorrow’s presidential election.

Health concerns for Afghanistan’s children

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Half of Afghanistan’s children are chronically malnourished, according to the World Health Organization. The BBC’s Hugh Sykes reports from a Kabul hospital.

The gay lifestyle in Beirut

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Being gay or lesbian in the Muslim Arab world isn’t easy. But as Ben Gilbert reports, Lebanon’s capital Beirut has a vibrant gay and lesbian social scene.

Apology campaign for British Nazi code-breaker

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There’s a campaign under way in Britain to press the government to issue an apology in the case of Alan Turing. Turing is considered the father of the modern computer and contributed to the defeat of Germany during World War Two by cracking secret Nazi codes. Turing committed suicide in 1954 after being prosecuted for being homosexual. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more about the campaign from Richard Gill, a professor of mathematical statistics at the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.

Ahmadinejad to appoint female ministers

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President Ahmadinejad is having a hard time governing in the wake of the disputed presidential election. There have been objections to his choices for cabinet ministers. Now he’s announced he wants to appoint two women ministers. If they’re approved, it would mark the first time since the Islamic revolution that women have been chosen to be part of Iran’s government. The World’s Laura Lynch reports.

Fraud found in Dole banana lawsuit

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Steve Stecklow, investigative reporter for the Wall Street Journal, about bogus evidence that’s been introduced in lawsuits that Nicaraguan peasants have filed against the fruit and vegetable company, Dole.

French produce workers threaten strike

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These are tough times for fruit and vegetable producers in France. And, true to French tradition, they’re threatening strikes and protests if the government doesn’t do something. The World’s Gerry Hadden has the story.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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For our Geo Quiz, we were looking for a city in Hungary that held a special picnic 20 years ago today, one that helped tear a hole in the Iron Curtain. The answer is Sopran . The World’s Carol Hills tells the story.

Global Hit

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The World’s Marco Werman introduces us to the industrial music of Beijing duo “White.”