Somalia food aid reportedly bypasses needy

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• Jeffrey Gettleman’s story in the New York Times
• World Food Program – Somalia
• BBC World Service Africa

Pirate Parties Go Global

The Pirate Party began in Sweden. Its political goals are to reform copyright and patent laws, and to campaign for citizen privacy, both online and in the real world. Now, the movement’s gone global. Cyrus Farivar reports. >>>Listen to the story

Pirate Bay Founders in the Brig, Obama Tech Policy, and Domo Arigato Mr. Roboto

First, we look at the Swedish court ruling against the founders of The Pirate Bay. We have an explainer and analysis on that. Also, how is Barack Obama’s embrace of new technologies during the campaign playing out now that his administration is in power? It’s a mixed report card. And we end with a segment on robots. They’re already helping soldiers dispose of improvised explosive devices, and helping ordinary folks vacuum the floors. What’s next for ‘bots? Listen

Entire program – April 10, 2009

Today on The World: The search for solutions to the escalating problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa; Also — a trend in union negotiations in France when talks come to a standstill, workers take their boss hostage; and a gold mine in Romania could be worth billions…but it also poses an environmental threat.

Can the shipping market stay afloat? (5:15)

Piracy is only one hazard for shipping companies. A much bigger threat right now is the collapse of the market. The BBC’s Adam Mynott has been trawling the waters of Europe to figure out how the shipping industry is doing.