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.

Why the ‘Arab Spring’ Has Not Yet Become the Africa Spring

While revolution has hit countries in the north and the Middle East, it is yet to come to the south.

US watches Afghan election

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Much is stake for the US in today’s election in Afghanistan. Charlie Sennott of the website GlobalPost tells anchor Lisa Mullins that the vote is a test of the strength of President Obama’s strategy there.

Taking you “Inside the Taliban”

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The World, in conjunction with GlobalPost and The PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, team up to give you an amazing glimpse into the past, present and future of the Taliban. Veteran reporter Charles Sennott journeys to Pakistan and Afghanistan to document the rise, the fall, and the rebirth of the movement. Click on the player above to hear or download our four-part series “Inside the Taliban.” (Photo: Seamus Murphy/VII for GlobalPost) Also, be sure to check out GlobalPost’s “Life, Death and the Taliban,” and The PBS NewsHour’s “Profiles of the Taliban.“

Moscow 1993, Revisiting the Taliban, Curtis LeMay

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Our “How We Got Here” history podcast is back after a vacation hiatus. Journalist Otto Pohl journeys back to Moscow to find out who shot him during a demonstration in 1993. Veteran foreign correspondent Charles Sennott returns to Afghanistan and Pakistan on the trail of the Taliban. And Warren Kozak tells us about the legendary Curtis LeMay.

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)

Secret talks with the Taliban

Reporter Charles Sennott, just back from Afghanistan, briefs anchor Marco Werman on back-channel talks between Afghan government officials and moderate Taliban leaders. Listen