http://www.pri.org/ Copyright 2009 Public Radio International. All rights reserved. Vivvo CMS 4.1 2012-05-21T16:28:39-04:00 http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/video-nato-protests-smaller-than-expected-but-still-disruptive-for-chicagoans-9961.html 2012-05-21T12:37:00-04:00 2012-05-21T12:37:00-04:00 The Takeaway In Chicago Monday, NATO leaders were wrapping up their two-day summit focused largely on the future of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, outside, protesters targeted the leaders as well as major businesses in an effort to draw attention to their grievances. http://www.pri.org/stories/science/technology/nigerian-man-goes-to-china-to-find-american-dream-launches-social-network-9960.html 2012-05-21T11:25:00-04:00 2012-05-21T11:25:00-04:00 PRI's The World Spartan Arinze is pursuing the American dream, in China. He's created a social network for Nigerians and Nigerians living in China called Gbooza! It's part Facebook, part Huffington Post and completely devoted to Nigerians. It's not a run-away success yet, but Arinze is confident. http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/small-drone-used-to-catch-polluting-mafioso-in-the-act-9959.html 2012-05-21T10:58:00-04:00 2012-05-21T10:58:00-04:00 PRI's The World Environmental dumping is a major problem in Italy, and its source can often be tracked back to organized crime. A new, small unmanned aerial vehicle is being tested to help not only catch polluters in the act, but track pollution back to its source. http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/government/istanbul-stirs-passion-with-ban-on-shouting-in-open-air-market-9956.html 2012-05-21T10:00:00-04:00 2012-05-21T10:00:00-04:00 PRI's The World Istanbul is trying to show that it's becoming a more modern society and as part of that, some officials have decided they need to curtail certain practices. Among them is a ban on shouting in Istanbul's famous open-air market. http://www.pri.org/stories/world/middle-east/tensions-high-between-israelis-and-undocumented-african-migrants-9955.html 2012-05-21T09:00:00-04:00 2012-05-21T09:00:00-04:00 PRI's The World A number of Africans, especially from Eritrea, are coming to Israel in search of protection from persecution back home. But they're not finding a warm welcome, and now politicians there are talking about rounding them up and deporting them out of the country. http://www.pri.org/about/press-releases/public-radio-international%C2%AE-receives-%241.6-million-to-support-global-health-and-development-reporting%2C-online-engagement-initiatives.html 2012-05-21T15:20:00-04:00 2012-05-21T15:20:00-04:00 PRI FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:MINNEAPOLIS, May 21, 2012 — Public Radio International (PRI) announces that it has received a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the Bill & http://www.pri.org/stories/health/schools-trying-to-get-parents-up-to-speed-on-social-hosting-laws-9929.html 2012-05-18T12:10:00-04:00 2012-05-18T12:10:00-04:00 Here & Now Under laws in about 28 states, parents who provide alcohol to their children in their own homes can be prosecuted. The new laws are putting in parents in prison and one high school in Massachusetts is trying to educate parents about the laws as a way to curtail the practice. http://www.pri.org/stories/arts-entertainment/movies/the-films-dictators-loved.html 2012-05-18T10:30:00-04:00 2012-05-18T10:30:00-04:00 Here and Now Sacha Baron Cohen's latest satire "The Dictator" opened Wednesday. The film stars Cohen as the power-mad leader of a fictional North African country. Long before Cohen arrived on the scene, many of history's most notorious dictators were fans of the film industry. http://www.pri.org/stories/science/environment/microsoft-goes-carbon-neutral.html 2012-05-18T09:00:00-04:00 2012-05-18T09:00:00-04:00 Living on Earth Software giant Microsoft hopes to become carbon neutral by tracking and self-taxing its carbon output and investing in clean energy and efficiency. http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/republicans-democrats-come-out-strongly-against-negative-obama-ad-campaign-9928.html 2012-05-17T15:47:00-04:00 2012-05-17T15:47:00-04:00 Here & Now Early Thursday the New York Times reported word of an ad campaign being considered by a major conservative donor. It would have tried to tie President Barack Obama to controversial pastor Jeremiah Wright. But just as fast as the story broke, Republicans and Democrats condemned it and the project was quickly cancelled.