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PRI's The World
PRI's The World brings one-of-a-kind international stories home to America. Each weekday, host Lisa Mullins guides listeners through major issues and stories, linking global events directly to the American agenda. The World's coverage is provided by a global network of international journalists. The program also has access to the 250 BBC correspondents located around the world. Latest 10 Program Segments Download audio file (03122010full.mp3) Download MP3 Today on The World: Israel seals off the West Bank, amid tensions over new settlement plans; Also, a look at Iraqi politics after the first partial results from the country being counted; Plus -- how Colombian soldiers on a hostage rescue mission ended up with millions of dollars in cash instead. Download audio file (031220102.mp3) Vice President Biden's Middle East trip could not change the impression that the peace process there is as stalled as ever. A viable Palestinian state is not imminent and developing the Palestinian economy remains difficult. Investors are even having trouble getting visas to the Palestinian territories - and that's blocking economic growth in the West Bank. Daniel Estrin reports from Ramallah. Download MP3 (Photo: Daniel Estrin) Download audio file (031220106.mp3)  Law of the Jungle: The Hunt for Colombian Guerillas tells the tale of how a group of Colombian soldiers on a mission to rescue hostages from FARC rebels stumbled upon a stash of buried cash. Marco Werman speaks with the book's author, John Otis. Download MP3
Download audio file (031220107.mp3)  Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is defending his title on Friday. And he's also running for Congress back home. Just part of the Philippines tradition of choosing heroes for elected officials. Sunshine de Leon reports from Manila. Download MP3 (Photo source Wikipedia: Bret Newton)
Download audio file (03122010.mp3)  Tomer Yosef (pictured) of the New York-Israeli hip hop band Balkan Beat Box drops by our studio and speaks with anchor Marco Werman about Vice President Biden's visit to Israel and about the band's new album. Download MP3
Download audio file (WTPpodcast281.mp3)  This week, the tech podcast brings you a study in contrasts. As part of a series of reports on the power of the Internet, the BBC brought mobile phone connections to these two farmers in rural Nigeria. They'd never surfed the web before. Listen in to find out how they got on. At the same time, the BBC asked some South Koreans to disconnect from the 'net for an entire week. Painful, considering South Korea is one of the most connected countries on earth. Also this week, we hear about how Indians are finding the love of their lives...online.Download audio file (031220101.mp3) Download MP3 Israel sealed off the West Bank today amid tensions over Israeli plan to build new homes in East Jerusalem. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Matthew Bell in Jerusalem. Download audio file (031220103.mp3) Download MP3 Europe has joined the United States in a call to suspend commercial fishing for Atlantic Blue Fin Tuna. Many experts say the Blue Fin is seriously over fished. But as The World's Gerry Hadden reports, opponents have pledged to ignore any ban. Download audio file (031220104.mp3) Download MP3 Results are slowly emerging in Iraq from last Saturday's parliamentary elections. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from reporter Ben Gilbert, who's in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. Download audio file (031220105.mp3) Download MP3 A former award-winning porn director has entered politics in Britian...and is now a promising candidate for Parliament. The World's Laura Lynch reports. |
Next on The WorldJune 17, 2009
: Today on The World: Afghan authorities engage in secret talks with members of the Taliban; Plus -- more protests in Tehran - we'll have the latest news and we'll gauge the power of text messages, posts and tweets to inspire dissent in Iran.
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