Ahead of the 2014 World Cup, Crackdown in Brazilian Favelas

Brazilian authorities are cracking down on drug lords in the country’s infamous slums – or favelas. It’s an on-going effort ahead of the 2014 World Cup which Brazil is hosting. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Global Post reporter, Tom Phillips, who covered a police operation this weekend that took control of one of Brazil’s largest and most lawless slums.

Showing Video of Gaddafi’s Death

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tom Mucha, editor of the online news site, Global Post, about how Global Post obtained videos of the moments after Muammar Gadafi’s capture and the brutal actions that followed – and why Global Post decided to publish the images. Caution: This post contains graphic imagery

James Foley Talks About His Detention in Libya

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James Foley was among a group of international journalists who were taken into custody in Libya in April. He spent five weeks in Libyan detention. Now he’s telling his story. He speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins. Download MP3

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Journalist Jim Foley still held captive in Libya

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Diane Foley, mother of journalist James Foley, who was captured a month ago in Libya while reporting there for the news website Global Post. Download MP3

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Kosovo offers US a lesson for Libya

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As Washington contemplates its alliance with rebels in Libya, Kosovo offers a cautionary tale. Journalist Matt McAllester talks to host Marco Werman about his new Kosovo expose. He describes how the rebels who were backed by Washington in the late 90s have morphed into a government with alleged links to organized crime. Download MP3

Kosovo’s Mafia: How the US and allies ignore allegations of organized crime..

Africa 2011

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Andrew Meldrum considers the top ten stories to follow in Africa in the coming year. Meldrum, a senior editor with globalpost.com in Boston, talks with host Lisa Mullins. Download MP3

Ruling from Venezuela’s presidential palace

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President Chavez has changed many things about Venezuela, but one thing he hasn’t changed is the presidential palace. Chavez works in the same building that Venezuelan leaders have been working in for over a century. We want to know the palace’s official name. Download MP3

Touch screen production proves toxic

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Touch screens on high-tech gadgets may be fun to use, but making them is another story. Kathleen McLaughlin is a reporter with Global Post based in China. She’s found that in at least one Chinese factory that produces touch screens, workers were exposed to a toxic solvent that violated local codes and was used without proper safety equipment. Host Jeb Sharp speaks with Kathleen McLaughlin. Download MP3 (Photo: Mikael Häggström)

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How best to help Haiti

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The earthquake in Haiti happened more than two weeks ago. Yet aid organizations continue to struggle with basic questions there. Americans who want to help have been urged to give money but we’ve also heard of some organizations collecting things like tents or food. So, should you donate items, or is money still the best way to go? David Case is an editor with the online news website Global Post.Download MP3

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• Case’s article “Help with money – not stuff”

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.

Revisiting an Afghan girls’ school

In part 3 of his series on the Taliban, Charles Sennott travels to Afghanistan to try to revisit a girls school he reported on two years ago. The school was set up by an American couple who lost their son on September 11, 2001. But the school they funded in his memory now appears to be under the control of the Taliban. Listen

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The resurgence of the Taliban

The year 2001 marked the end of Taliban rule in Afghanistan. But its leaders and fighters have regrouped. Reporter Charles Sennott has the first in a series of reports on resurgent influence of the Taliban in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Listen

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Inside the Taliban

In the final part of our series on the Taliban, Charles Sennott sat down with former Taliban leaders, clerics and US counter-insurgency experts to try to discover the minds of the Taliban and whether the US military is making any progress in understanding them. >>>Listen to Part IV (Photo by Seamus Murphy/VII)