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Month of May , 2006


Hamas financial crisis (4:15)
May 8, 2006 permalink

A financial crisis is gripping the Palestinian Authority. The World Bank says the crisis could make the West Bank and Gaza ungovernable. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.


Zuma report (4:00)
May 8, 2006 permalink

The rape case of South Africa's former deputy president Jacob Zuma ended today. He was found not guilty of raping an HIV-positive family friend at his home. But as correspondent Franz Kruger reports, the political consequences of the sensational trial still resound.


CIA interview (5:35)
May 8, 2006 permalink

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with former CIA Director Stansfield Turner on President Bush's choice of a military man to head the CIA. Admiral Turner was the last military man to head the civilian spy agency. He's currently a public policy professor at the University of Maryland.


Torture report (2:50)
May 8, 2006 permalink

US officials responded today to a UN panel's questions on compliance with international human rights law. The American delegates said that all US government employees are prohibited from torturing detainees. Imogen Foulkes reports from Geneva.


Geo Quiz (1:00)
May 8, 2006 permalink

Where in the world will we go today?


Freud interview (6:00)
May 8, 2006 permalink

This weekend marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sigmund Freud, credited as the father of psychoanalysis. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with his granddaughter, Sophie Freud, about her view of his work, which she calls brilliant...but flawed.

In the Shadow of the Freud Family,
My Mother Experiences the 20th Century


Geo Answer (2:00)
May 8, 2006 permalink

Today's answer is Dortmund, Germany, where a program is underway to retrain prostitutes to care for the elderly. Host Lisa Mullins has details.


Global Hit (6:05)
May 8, 2006 permalink

The World's Marco Werman profiles Anga Diaz, a Cuban percussionist whose latest recording reflects his reverence for jazz greats John Coltrane and Thelonius Monk.


Entire Program
May 9, 2006 permalink


Diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran continues (4:10)
May 9, 2006 permalink

The World's Athena Desai reports on the diplomatic standoff between the United States and Iran. Iran's president has written a letter to President Bush, but the letter is being dismissed by US officials. Meanwhile, the United States is calling for the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution on Iran's nuclear program.


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