Entire program – September 25, 2009

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Today on The World: Iran reveals a second, secret nuclear power plant, prompting new calls for stronger sanctions; why Canada is the top destination for foreign spies, and how earthworms may play a big role in combating climate change.

Iran reveals a secret nuclear plant

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Iran has revealed it’s developing a second uranium enrichment plant. Until now it’s acknowledged only one. President Obama called on Tehran today to open the facility international inspectors. The World’s Katy Clark has the story.

Reaction to Iran’s second nuclear fuel plant

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jacqueline Shire, an expert on arms control and proliferation, about revelations that Iran has a secret underground nuclear plant.

Canada as a top spot for spies

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Military secrets, political secrets — and up to 30 Billion dollars worth of research are stolen ever year by foreign spies working in Canada. That’s according to former Canadian intelligence officer Michel Juneau-Katsuya who says Canada is the world’s number one destination for foreign spies. He’s author of the new book, “Nest of Spies: The Startling Truth about Foreign Agents at Work Within Canada’s Borders.” He speaks with anchor Marco Werman.

Colombia’s spy agency scandal

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Colombia intelligence agency, the DAS, has been caught eavesdropping on citizens known to be critics of Colombia’s President Alvaro Uribe. That’s feeding suspicion that the orders came from the top. John Otis reports from the capital Bogota.

Standoff continues in Honduras

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The stand-off in Honduras entered its fifth day today. Deposed president Manuel Zelaya is holed up inside the Brazilian embassy. Anchor Marco Werman speaks one of the people inside the embassy, Andres Conteris of the US-based non-profit group “Nonviolence International.”

What does it have to do with the price of beer?

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The World’s Jason Margolis examines the dynamics that dictate the price of a bottle of beer as a way to explain what’s going on at the G20 summit in Pittsburgh this week.

The G20 gains more clout

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President Obama announced today that the G20 will NOW act as the global forum for economic policy — and not the smaller G8. The decision brings some of the newer, developing economies to the table. Anchor Marco Werman explains.

Earthworms and climate change

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A group of scientists in Scotland is attempting to count the number of EARTHWORMS in the country to learn more about climate change. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from Roy Neilson, one of the lead scientists on the project.

German vote

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They are a strong constituency in German politics — as The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Hamburg.

Geo Quiz / geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz seeks an Italian town famous for baseball. The answer is Nettuno, a coastal city about 40 miles south of Rome, where local residents picked up the sport from American GIs during World War Two. Right now… Nettuno is hosting the annual Baseball World Cup. Reporter Nancy Greenleese takes us there.

Global Hit: Kseniya Simonova

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Anchor Marco Werman tells us about the dynamic art of sand animation artist Kseniya Simonova, winner of this year’s Ukraine’s Got Talent contest.