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Today on The World: Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah refuses to join the government and says he’ll continue to demand corruption reform, Germany reacts in anger at GM’s decision not to sell its European subsidiary Opel; and how a picnic in Communist Hungary played a role in bringing down the Iron Curtain.
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Today on The World: Why the new US defense bill includes funds to pay Taliban members, An Egyptian comedian tackles taboo subjects with his own version of Da Ali G. Show, and Spain’s economic woes forces small towns to sweep their own streets.
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Today on The World: It’s not just Mexico’s drug war we’ll hear how the drug cartels operate on the US side of the border; Also, a drought threatens a return to famine in Ethiopia; British diplomats of years past, and their undiplomatic words.
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Today on The World: How the trade in minerals used in cell phones and laptops fuels the violence in eastern Congo; China’s foreign investors are shaken by the arrest of four employees of British-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto; and water polo in Afghanistan.
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Today on The World: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls on Congo to put an end to widespread sexual violence, an Afghan TV station that’s going CNN-style for the upcoming presidential election.
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Today on The World: The US pledges support for Somalia’s fragile government; Also, the political left in France struggles to stay alive; And some Chinese Uighurs released from Guantanamo hit the golf course in Bermuda.
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Today on The World: NATO has a new commander and his top priority is Afghanistan; Also, what it’s like to be gay in Britain’s Muslim communities; And some Israelis turn to a new style of Judaism.
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Today on The World: Why a senior US military advisor In Iraq says it’s time to declare victory and come home; Also, how a secret network of shelters offers hope for abused women in Baghdad; Plus, celebrating the long history of the Swiss Army Knife.
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Today on The World: With troops returning from Iraq, the Pentagon struggles with what to do with all the military equipment there; What some human right groups are doing to help fight discrimination against Albinos around the world; and the story behind a massive European project aimed at harnessing Africa’s solar power.
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Today on The World: President Obama sends a team of US envoys to try to revive the Israeli-Palestinian peace process; Also, why cooperation between the US and India may be detrimental for nuclear proliferation; And, how Spain is capitalizing on the power of solar thermal energy.
Today on The World: Fighting breaks out in Pakistan’s Swat Valley between the government and Taliban militants; Also, Cambodia’s low literacy rate is blamed on government corruption and the Khmer Rouge. And a pig slaughter in Egypt threatens livelihoods in a Cairo slum.
Today on The World: How this weekend’s dramatic rescue at sea could affect future stand-offs with Somali pirates; Also, Pakistan’s worsening water crisis; and in Cambodia, corruption endangers the trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders. download
