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08/23/2010
Entire program – August 23, 2010
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Download MP3Today on The World: How India is responding to the ongoing flood crisis afflicting next door neighbor and rival Pakistan; Plus why 33 trapped miners in Chile will need to wait months to be rescued; And we listen to new music from a popular folk rock singer from Argentina.
India helps in Pakistan flood disaster
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This week marks one month since the beginning of Pakistan’s worst floods in decades. Today, the United Nations described the humanitarian situation in the south Asian country as critical. Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are being displaced every day. The US has promised $ 150 million for emergency relief. Even Pakistan’s neighbor, India, will contribute $ 5 million to the aid effort. That donation could have an impact on the historically troubled relations between the two countries. From New Delhi, reporter Elliot Hannon explains. Download MP3
Neighbors improve relations over quake
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Haiti and the Dominican Republic share the island of Hispaniola but the two Caribbean nations have not exactly been good neighbors over the years. However, as The World’s Amy Bracken reports, the January earthquake that devastated parts of Haiti seems to have changed that. (Photo of Haitian and Dominican volunteers: Amy Bracken) Download MP3Trapped Chilean miners alive
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It was bad enough when tunnel in a Chilean copper and gold mine collapsed 17 days ago and stranded 33 men. It got worse when rescuers tried and failed seven times to drill down to an emergency shelter to try to make contact with the miners. Now, the men were found alive but there’s a catch. It could take months to carve a tunnel big enough for them to get out. Jeb Sharp reports. Download MP3British woman breaks texting record
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How fast can you text “the razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human?” For Melissa Thompson of Manchester, England, the world’s fastest texter, it took a little more than 25 seconds.Anchor Marco Werman has more. (Photo credit: UK Press Association) Download MP3Pétanque cool with French youth
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Italy has Bocce, England has lawn bowling. And the French? They have Pétanque. Players stand inside a circle and toss heavy metal balls down a short field. The image is of old men in berets with a cigarette and a glass of pastis nearby. But in the last couple of years, Pétanque has suddenly become cool among a younger set. Anita Elash has the story. Download MP3Bombings in Pakistan
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Download MP3Three bomb attacks in Pakistan killed at least 36 people today. Two took place near the Afghan border. The third happened near Peshawar. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC’s Shaoib Hasan in Islamabad.
Geo Quiz
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Download MP3The World’s daily geography challenge.
Transgender rights in Egypt
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Download MP3Daniel Estrin reports on the transgender world in Egypt. It’s a taboo subject in the conservative society, but some in Cairo are trying to change that.
Culture clash in Iraq
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Download MP3Iraq is wrestling with what kind of a country it wants to be. A new openness has lifted the lid on a world of drugs, prostitution and pornography. But the country also is becoming more religious in some ways. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the culture clash with freelance reporter Jane Arraf in Baghdad.
Geo Answer
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Download MP3The answer to today’s Geoquiz is the Beijing-Tibet expressway, where a massive traffic jam stretching 60 miles has clogged the roadway for 9 days. The World’s correspondent Mary-Kay Magistad reports.
Leon Gieco
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Reporter Betto Arcos tells us about the newest album from Argentine folk-rock singer, Leon Gieco. It’s called “Mundo Alas.”
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