Iran Blast Kills Nuclear Scientist

A nuclear scientist is killed after a suspected bomb exploded in a car in northern Tehran, the latest in a string of such nuclear-linked attacks.

Examining the Reach of Mexican Cartels in the Wake of Alleged Iranian Plot

The drug trafficker who was allegedly offered $1.5 million to kill the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington might have been a member of the Mexican “Zetas” cartel. Alfredo Corchado, a correspondent for the Dallas Morning News tells host Marco Werman about the long reach of Mexican drug cartels in the US. Read the Transcript The [...]

Pakistan minister Shahbaz Bhatti assassinated

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Pakistani author Kamila Shamsie, about the assassination of Pakistani government minister Shahbaz Bhatti today. Bhatti is the second high-profile Pakistani politician to be murdered in the last two months after speaking out against Pakistan’s strict Islamic blasphemy laws. Download MP3

Shahbaz Bhatti: a victim of mob rule

The aftermath of an assassination in Pakistan

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Pakistan is still wrestling with the aftermath of the assassination earlier this month of Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province. A bodyguard shot him because he said he disliked Taseer’s liberal views. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the slain governor’s son, Shehryar Taseer, about his father and the impact of his killing on Pakistan. Download MP3

Funeral for assassinated Pakistan governor

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author Ahmed Rashid, who attended the funeral today of Governor Salman Taseer, the politician killed by his bodyguard yesterday. Download MP3

Pakistan assassin gets support via Facebook

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Following the assassination of Salmaan Taseer, thousands of young Pakistanis voiced their support -for the assassin -on Facebook. Anchor Lisa Mullins explores who these Facebook users are in an interview. Download MP3

Pakistani governor assassinated

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The influential governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, has died after being shot by one of his bodyguards in the capital, Islamabad. Taseer, a senior member of the Pakistan People’s Party, was shot when getting into his car at a market. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC’s Aleem Maqbool in Islamabad. Download MP3
Memorable tweets from the late Salman Taseer

Lebanon awaits Hariri assassination indictments

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Tensions are rising in Lebanon as a UN court prepares to issue indictments relating to the assassination of the country’s former prime minister. There is reason to believe that members of the powerful political party of Hezbollah will be named. Ben Gilbert reports that Hezbollah is mounting a counter-offensive. Download MP3

How Kennedy news reached one audience

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Anchor Lisa Mullins recalls the moment when the news of President Kennedy’s assassination reached the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the middle of a performance.

Targeted killings

Anchor Jeb Sharp talks with Professor Amos Guiora, former legal advisor to the Israeli Defense Forces’ commander in the Gaza strip, about the legal complexities surrounding the targeted killing of suspected terrorists.
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Professor Guiora’s article in Foreign Policy