PRI's The World » 11/13/2009 http://www.theworld.org Global Perspectives for an American Audience Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:20:49 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Global Perspectives for an American Audience PRI's The World no Global Perspectives for an American Audience PRI's The World » 11/13/2009 http://www.theworld.org/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://www.theworld.org Entire program – November 13, 2009 http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/entire-program-%e2%80%93-november-13-2009/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/entire-program-%e2%80%93-november-13-2009/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:56:13 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=19115 Download audio file (111309full.mp3)
Download MP3 Today on The World: The self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will face trial in New York; Also, US asylum judges are traumatized by the painful stories they hear from asylum-seekers; And why the planets Uranus and Neptune have new Hebrew names.]]>
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Today on The World: The self-described mastermind of the 9/11 attacks will face trial in New York; Also, US asylum judges are traumatized by the painful stories they hear from asylum-seekers; And why the planets Uranus and Neptune have new Hebrew names.

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Download MP3 Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is to be sent from Guantanamo Bay to New York for trial in a civilian court, the Obama administration has confirmed. Attorney General Eric Holder said he would be transferred from the US prison camp in Cuba with four other suspects. Mohammed has admitted planning the 9/11 attacks, the US military says. Jeb Sharp reports.]]>
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Alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is to be sent from Guantanamo Bay to New York for trial in a civilian court, the Obama administration has confirmed. Attorney General Eric Holder said he would be transferred from the US prison camp in Cuba with four other suspects. Mohammed has admitted planning the 9/11 attacks, the US military says. Jeb Sharp reports.

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Download MP3 President Obama’s first visit to China this weekend comes just weeks ahead of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Global climate change is expected to be a major topic of Obama’s meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, as The World’s Asia correspondent Mary Kay Magistad reports. ]]>
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President Obama’s first visit to China this weekend comes just weeks ahead of the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen. Global climate change is expected to be a major topic of Obama’s meetings with Chinese President Hu Jintao, as The World’s Asia correspondent Mary Kay Magistad reports.

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Download MP3 Israel is honoring the UN’s International Year of Astronomy. But two plantes don’t have names in Hebrew. Israel’s Hebrew Language Academy hopes to change that – with a contest. So far, about 2,000 Israelis have entered. Reporter Daniel Estrin has been watching the contest. You can email your vote to the Hebrew Language Academy. Non-Israelis are instructed to send their first and last names, their city, and their vote to acad2u@vms.huji.ac.il – The remaining candidates are: Uranus: Oron / Shachak – Neptune: Rahav / Tarshish]]>
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Israel is honoring the UN’s International Year of Astronomy. But two plantes don’t have names in Hebrew. Israel’s Hebrew Language Academy hopes to change that – with a contest. So far, about 2,000 Israelis have entered. Reporter Daniel Estrin has been watching the contest.

You can email your vote to the Hebrew Language Academy. Non-Israelis are instructed to send their first and last names, their city, and their vote to acad2u@vms.huji.ac.il – The remaining candidates are: Uranus: Oron / Shachak – Neptune: Rahav / Tarshish

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/name-uranus-and-neptune%e2%80%a6-in-hebrew/feed/ 0 11/13/2009 Download MP3 Israel is honoring the UN’s International Year of Astronomy. But two plantes don’t have names in Hebrew. Israel’s Hebrew Language Academy hopes to change that – with a contest. So far, about 2,000 Israelis have entered. Download MP3 Israel is honoring the UN’s International Year of Astronomy. But two plantes don’t have names in Hebrew. Israel’s Hebrew Language Academy hopes to change that – with a contest. So far, about 2,000 Israelis have entered. Reporter Daniel Estrin has been watching the contest. You can email your vote to the Hebrew Language Academy. Non-Israelis are instructed to send their first and last names, their city, and their vote to acad2u@vms.huji.ac.il – The remaining candidates are: Uranus: Oron / Shachak – Neptune: Rahav / Tarshish PRI's The World no http://media.theworld.org/audio/1113094.mp3 2285454 audio/mpeg265079665 ‘The Messenger’ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/%e2%80%98the-messenger%e2%80%99/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/%e2%80%98the-messenger%e2%80%99/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:52:15 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=19104 Download audio file (1113098.mp3)
Download MP3 ‘The Messenger’ is a film about a US Army officer who has just returned home from a tour of duty in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Together with a fellow officer, it is his job to bear the bad news of fallen soldiers to loved ones. Marco Werman talks with the film’s director Oren Moverman.]]>
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‘The Messenger’ is a film about a US Army officer who has just returned home from a tour of duty in Iraq and is assigned to the Army’s Casualty Notification service. Together with a fellow officer, it is his job to bear the bad news of fallen soldiers to loved ones. Marco Werman talks with the film’s director Oren Moverman.

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Download MP3 The Justice Department’s announcement today that the 9/11 suspects will face trial in a New York courtroom signals a change in legal strategy. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin.]]>
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The Justice Department’s announcement today that the 9/11 suspects will face trial in a New York courtroom signals a change in legal strategy. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/trial-strategy-for-911-suspects/feed/ 0 11/13/2009 Download MP3 The Justice Department’s announcement today that the 9/11 suspects will face trial in a New York courtroom signals a change in legal strategy. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin. Download MP3 The Justice Department’s announcement today that the 9/11 suspects will face trial in a New York courtroom signals a change in legal strategy. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from The Wall Street Journal’s Jess Bravin. PRI's The World no http://media.theworld.org/audio/1113092.mp3 2065189 audio/mpeg Asylum judges affected by victims’ suffering http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/asylum-judges-affected-by-victims%e2%80%99-suffering/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/asylum-judges-affected-by-victims%e2%80%99-suffering/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:50:42 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=19099 Download audio file (1113093.mp3)
Download MP3 Every day, US federal asylum judges hear stories of persecution and danger faced by asylum seekers. Lonny Shavelson reports that a recent survey suggests the judges are traumatized just by listening to all the stories.]]>
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Every day, US federal asylum judges hear stories of persecution and danger faced by asylum seekers. Lonny Shavelson reports that a recent survey suggests the judges are traumatized just by listening to all the stories.

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Download MP3 India’s election commission announced it will allow eunuchs and transgender individuals to describe themselves as “other” instead of male or female when filling out official documents. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s Rupa Jah in Delhi.]]>
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India’s election commission announced it will allow eunuchs and transgender individuals to describe themselves as “other” instead of male or female when filling out official documents. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC’s Rupa Jah in Delhi.

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Download MP3 China’s government wants to remove small dams along the Yangtze River, so it’s sent a team of engineers to learn about dam removal in the United States. Marina Giovannelli has the story.]]>
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China’s government wants to remove small dams along the Yangtze River, so it’s sent a team of engineers to learn about dam removal in the United States. Marina Giovannelli has the story.

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Download MP3 Our daily geography puzzler.]]>
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Our daily geography puzzler.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/geo-quiz-83/feed/ 0 11/13/2009 Download MP3 Our daily geography puzzler. Download MP3 Our daily geography puzzler. PRI's The World no http://media.theworld.org/audio/1113099.mp3 540474 audio/mpeg Geo answer http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/geo-answer-57/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/geo-answer-57/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:47:07 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=19091 Download audio file (11130910.mp3)
Download MP3 The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Turku, Finland, home to the Finnish shipyard that’s just built the world’s biggest cruise liner. The Oasis of the Seas completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic today, arriving in south Florida. The World’s David Leveille reports.]]>
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The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Turku, Finland, home to the Finnish shipyard that’s just built the world’s biggest cruise liner. The Oasis of the Seas completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic today, arriving in south Florida. The World’s David Leveille reports.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/geo-answer-57/feed/ 0 11/13/2009 Download MP3 The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Turku, Finland, home to the Finnish shipyard that’s just built the world’s biggest cruise liner. The Oasis of the Seas completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic today, arriving in south Florida. Download MP3 The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Turku, Finland, home to the Finnish shipyard that’s just built the world’s biggest cruise liner. The Oasis of the Seas completed its maiden voyage across the Atlantic today, arriving in south Florida. The World’s David Leveille reports. PRI's The World no http://media.theworld.org/audio/11130910.mp3 1554443 audio/mpeg Kailash Kher http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/kailash-kher/ http://www.theworld.org/2009/11/kailash-kher/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:43:23 +0000 The World http://www.theworld.org/?p=19089 Download audio file (11132009.mp3)
Download MP3 Anchor Marco Werman profiles Indian pop singer Kailash Kher. Finally today — Kailash Kher may be one of the biggest superstars you’ve never heard of. In India, three generations of women swoon over the singer the way some might faint over Justin Timberlake here.]]>
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Anchor Marco Werman profiles Indian pop singer Kailash Kher. Finally today — Kailash Kher may be one of the biggest superstars you’ve never heard of. In India, three generations of women swoon over the singer the way some might faint over Justin Timberlake here.

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