Entire program – September 15, 2009

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Download MP3Today on The World: Somali militants vow revenge against the US for killing an al-Qaeda suspect during a raid in Somalia; A US diplomat’s comments draws criticism from Darfur refugees; And Colombian musician Juanes pushes on with plans for a peace concert in Havana.

Somali militants vow revenge

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A senior commander of Somalia’s insurgency has vowed to avenge the death of a top al-Qaeda suspect killed during a US raid. The World’s Jason Margolis has details.

US Darfur envoy criticized by refugees

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Darfur refugees are criticizing US envoy Scott Gration for reportedly downplaying the scope of the crisis in the Sudanese region. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from human rights lawyer, Rebecca Hamilton, who accompanied Gration on part of his tour through the region this past weekend.

Life after Lehman

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The World’s Laura Lynch tells the story of one former Lehman Brothers staffer in London who’s made a new beginning as a designer.

German musings on American capitalism

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Just weeks after the 1929 Wall Street crash, German playwright Bertolt Brecht wrote a poem about the rise and fall New York. It could have been written about last year’s economic crisis. The World’s Alex Gallafent looks at how Brecht’s work hits the mark nearly 80 years later.

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Drought in East Africa

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A lack of rain and political unrest is threatening East Africa with starvation. Kenya is one of the hardest hit areas. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more about the severity of the food crisis there from humanitarian adviser Nicholas Wasunna.

The causes of famine

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Droughts and floods can cause food crises. But so can politics and economics. Reporter David Hecht examines the roots of the 2005 food crisis in the West African nation of Niger and why so many children starved to death despite an adequate harvest.

Norman Borlaug’s life and legacy

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lester Brown, head of the Earth Policy Institute, about the life and career of the late Norman Borlaug. Borlaug was an agricultural scientist whose work developing high-yield crops helped prevent famine in the developing world. That earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970. He died this past weekend.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Queens, New York. That was the location of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s glass furnaces. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with decorative arts specialist Rosalind Pepall about a new exhibit of Tiffany’s stained glass art that’s just opened at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris.

Global Hit

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Miami Herald music critic Jordan Levin about Colombian rocker Juanes and his plans for a “Peace without Borders” concert in Havana, Cuba, this weekend.