Entire program – December 4, 2009

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Today on The World: Suicide militants in Pakistan kill at least 35 people at a mosque in Rawalpindi, a look inside the Dubai debt crisis, and how China might clean up its image while it works to clean up its environment.

Pakistan mosque attack

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More than 30 people have been killed and dozens injured in a coordinated attack at a mosque in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi, military officials say. Reports suggest there were at least two suicide attacks during Friday prayers followed by a series of explosions. Marco Werman speaks with Saeed Minhas of the State-run PTV News television in Islamabad. Download MP3 (AP Photo: Anjum Naveed)

• BBC coverage
• Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma
• On The World: Pakistan’s reaction to President Obama’s speech

Soccer World Cup draw

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Today is one of the most important days for soccer aficionados: The 32 countries that qualified for next year’s FIFA World Cup Finals in South Africa found out which group they will be playing in. The US team will face England, Algeria, and Slovenia in the group stage. Marco Werman analyzes the draw with our soccer aficionado, William Troop. Download MP3

• All World Cup groups on FIFA.com
• World Cup team guide
• Discussion: How would you fix refereeing mistakes in soccer?

Paris wine auction

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La Tour d’Argent, one of Paris’ fanciest and oldest restaurants, is auctioning off 18,000 bottles of wine next week. The restaurant’s wine selection is considered one of the best anywhere. Genevieve Oger reports from Paris. Download MP3

• BBC coverage
• La Tour d’Argent homepage

Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica

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DJ Spooky, whose real name is Paul Miller, is well-known in hip-hop circles. A few years ago, Miller became fascinated with Sinfonia Antarctica, a symphony written by the 20th century British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Miller wanted to write his own symphony to evoke Antarctica and to express his concerns for climate change. Now he is presenting that new work: “Terra Nova: Sinfonia Antarctica.” Download MP3

• DJ Spooky
• Sinfonia Antarctica at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
• Global Hit Archive
• Global Hit on Facebook

Behind the bombings

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Pakistani columnist Kamran Shafi about how Pakistan should move forward in the wake of today’s bombings at the mosque in Rawalpindi.

Iraqi film festival

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Some Iraqi film-makers have decided to use the visible scars of violence as a backdrop for a film festival. Screenings are being held on the very sites of some of the deadliest bombings to hit Baghdad in recent months. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one of the organizers, Husam Al Shara.

Dubai’s debt crisis

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What’s behind the fall of Dubai World? Some say Dubai’s Islamic banks may have abandoned their principles for Western-style investing. The World’s Aaron Schachter explains.

A reporter’s revenge against spam

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Two years ago, the BBC’s Simon Cox tracked down one of the world’s most notorious spammers. Then, Cox became part of the story in ways he never imagined. Anchor Marco Werman has an update.

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• Listen to our original story on the BBC’s Simon Cox

Climate science fracas

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The United Nations is conducting an investigation into claims that British scientists manipulated data on global warming to support their argument that it’s man made. The World’s Laura Lynch has the story.

China and US jockey on climate

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China is going above and beyond in preparation for next week’s climage change summit in Copenhagen. Officials have come up with a plan for reducing greenhouse gases. But they’re also outlining ways to clean up its air, land, water, and in the process, its image. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Orville Schell of the Asia Society Center on U.S.-China Relations.

Geo Quiz

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