The World’s Gerry Hadden reports on European reaction to President Obama’s visit to Moscow. Obama headed straight to the G8 summit in Italy after his meeting with Russian President Medvedev.
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Today on the World: Russian views of the United States and President Obama, as the US president tries to re-start relations with Moscow. Also, more that a hundred people are killed after China cracks down on ethnic Uighur protesters; and on today’s Global Hit, the music band “HAL and the Big 5″ — formed on [...]
President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev announced agreements on goals for nuclear weapons cuts and transit rights for US planes headed to Afghanistan. They also talked about finding common ground and reducing their differences. The World’s Jeb Sharp reports.
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President Obama is not as popular in Russia as he is in other parts of the world. Jessica Golloher reports from Moscow on why Russians are less enthusiastic about Mr. Obama, even as the US President tries to re-start relations with Russia on a more positive note.
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In today’s Geo Quiz we want to know the name of the West African city that will host America’s first African American president. The answer is Accra, the capital of Ghana.
The Obama Administration has condemned this week’s coup in Honduras. That puts the US in the unusual position of siding with traditional foes Venezuela and Cuba. The World’s Katy Clark reports.
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Cartoonists note the sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson with images both respectful and, well, irreverent. Iranian mullahs define theocracy. The fly on President Obama’s arm gets a name. And even in death, Ed McMahon tries to find a new sidekick.
Host Marco Werman talks about the US and Iran with Raymond Tanter, who served on the National Security Council under President Ronald Reagan. Tanter has joined John McCain and others in criticizing President Obama for not being tough enough on Iran. Listen
President Obama announced a plan for the most sweeping changes to the rules of finance since FDR’s changes during the Great Depression. It’s hard to argue that President Roosevelt’s actions in the 1930′s didn’t help bring stability and order to Wall Street. But it’s a much different world today. Listen to the Global Economy Podcast
The World’s Andrea Crossan is currently on assignment in Kenya. Follow along as she meets President Obama’s step-grandmother, and hears about the problems facing Kenyans today.
“A New Beginning” is the theme of this week’s global political cartoons. It was the title of the speech President Barack Obama gave in Cairo when he addressed Muslims around the world. But it could easily describe the message of the GM bankruptcy and reports out of South Korea that North Korea’s Kim Jong-Il has nominated his third and youngest son, 26-year-old Jong-Un, as his successor.
Anchor Marco Werman explores one of the proposals that came out of President Obama’s speech in Cairo yesterday: global science envoys. Marco speaks with Vaughan Turekian, head of the Center for Science Diplomacy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces coverage of reaction to President Obama’s speech in Cairo today reaching out to the Muslim world. Reporter Ursula Lindsey spoke with some Egyptians in a Cairo cafe to get their response. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Tariq Ramadan, a professor of Islamic Studies at Oxford University, and Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, for analysis of President Obama’s speech today in Cairo aimed at the Muslim world. Listen
Anchor Lisa Mullins gets reaction to President Obama’s speech in Cairo from Yossi Alpher, co-editor of BitterLemmons.org, an online dialogue between Israelis and Palestinians. Listen
