Entire program – September 29, 2009

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Today on The World: The United Nations takes on the issue of rape as a weapon of war; China takes steps to reclaim its position as the world’s leading innovator in science and technology; and a British ATM company offers a new language choice to Londoners…cockney rhyming slang.

Rape as a weapon of war

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The United Nations Security Council is scheduled to tackle a particularly disturbing tactic of war this week: the use of rape as a weapon. Perhaps the worst recent cases have been in places like eastern Congo, where armed groups have used rape to terrorize communities. Jeb Sharp talks with Anne-Marie Goetz of UNIFEM, the UN’s development agency for women. Download MP3 (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

• Jeb Sharp on Clinton’s demand for an end of the sexual abuse (Aug)
• Jeb Sharp’s award-winning series on rape in Congo (2008)
• UNIFEM homepage

Health care in Canada

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As the health care debate continues in the United States, Canada has been struggling to implement its own universal health care system. We talk with Roy Romanow, who was Premier of Saskatchewan from 1991 to 2001. Download MP3

• Health Canada
• Foreign lessons in hospital efficiency

Cockney rhyming cash machines in London

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A cash machine operator has introduced Cockney rhyming slang to a number of ATMs in east London. Users can choose between English and Cockney, a form of English spoken by many who live in east London. In Cockney rhyming slang, for example, “sausage and mash” is substituted for “cash.” And your “Huckleberry Finn?” Well that’s your PIN of course. The World’s Laura Lynch ventured into east London to get the Morning Glory. Download MP3

• More BBC coverage
• Article from The Guardian
• More on Cockney rhyming slang

‘Created in China’ series

China invented paper, printing, the compass and the seismograph. China was among the first to harness fossil fuels, and map the stars. And then, about 500 years ago, it lost its innovative edge. Now China hopes once again to lead the world in creativity. In part II of her “Created in China” series, Mary Kay Magistad looks at how the government in Beijing is trying to spur innovation.

• Illustrated transcript of part II
• Created in China Series page
• Mary Kay’s 2007 series on “Young China.”

Afghan challenge

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Anchor Jeb Sharp speaks with Jean MacKenzie, Kabul correspondent for the on-line news site, Global Post.com, about the current situation in Afghanistan, where continuing violence poses a serious challenge to the US military.

US decision looming on Afghanistan

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The World’s Jason Margolis reports on the debate over what the US should do next in Afghanistan. The Obama Administration faces a key choice: send in more troops or focus on counter-terrorism.

Geo Quiz

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Our daily geography puzzler.

Geo answer

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For today’s Geo Quiz we’re looking for a rocky Scottish island with an 18th century lighthouse that looks over the Firth of Clyde. That’s a body of water along the west coast of Scotland. The answer is Little Cumbrae Island, and it may one day become an international yoga retreat. The BBC’s Catrin Nye has the story.

Global Hit

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The World’s Marco Werman asks 60′s icon Marianne Faithfull about her favorite music. Faithfull’s in the middle of a brief tour of the US for her recent album, Easy Come, Easy Go.