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Month of October , 2006
Entire program - October 2 October 2, 2006permalink
Rice trip interview (4:00) October 2, 2006permalink
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's State Department correspondent Jonathan Beale in Jeddah. He's travelling with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on her Middle East tour.
British politics are in a state of flux, in some measure, because of disaffection with Prime Minister Tony Blair's support of the Iraq war. The World's Jeb Sharp explores the shifting loyalties of Britain's political parties.
Georgia Russia report (3:20) October 2, 2006permalink
The World's Charles Maynes has the latest on a diplomatic crisis between former Soviet neighbor states, Russia and Georgia. The conflict was sparked by Georgia's arrest of four Russian army officers on charges of espionage.
A former French intellligence agent has been accused of involvement in the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior of the New Zealand coast in 1985. Gerard Royal is a brother of the socialist candidate for president of France, Segolene Royal. The World's Eleanor Beardsley reports from Paris.
Darfur cookstove interview (5:50) October 2, 2006permalink
Host Lisa Mullins speaks with scientist Christina Galitsky about a new development in energy-efficient cooking she hopes will help the women of Sudan's war-ravaged Darfur region escape the threat of violence. Every day women and girls must travel far from their camps to gather firewood for cooking. Many are assaulted by bandits.
Mexican fence report (3:40) October 2, 2006permalink
The World's Franc Contreras reports on Mexico's reaction to the US plan to build a 700-mile fence along the US-Mexico border. Last Friday the Senate passed a bill by a vote of 80-19.
French vintners struggling (7:15) October 2, 2006permalink
The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the European Union's proposal to make European wines more competitive with wines from America, New Zealand, and Australia. But some French vintners aren't happy with the plan.
Today's answer is Elista, the capital of the Russian Republic of Kalmykia. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The London Telegraph's chess correspondent Malcolm Paynes about an international championship that's taking place in Elista this month.