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Month of December , 2006
Global Hit - Shahrokh Yadegari and Keyavash Nourai (8:20) December 11, 2006permalink
Marco Werman speaks to Iranian-American composer Shahrokh Yadegari about his new CD called "Migrations." On the CD, Yadegari uses a computer software program to create a "call and response" mechanism between the computer and an Iranian violinist.
Entire program - December 12 December 12, 2006permalink
Counterinsurgency report (5:20) December 12, 2006permalink
Large-scale military operations have failed to beat insurgents in Iraq. So military strategists are retooling. They're updating their counterinsurgency guide for the first time in 40 years. The World's Katy Clark reports.
Biddle interview (7:00) December 12, 2006permalink
President Bush is consulting with an array of experts this week in an attempt to devise a new strategy for Iraq. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Stephen Biddle, who met with the President yesterday. Biddle is a fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Pinochet funeral report (3:35) December 12, 2006permalink
Jen Ross reports from Santiago, Chile, on today's military funeral for the former dictactor, General Augusto Pinochet.
Best books for 2006 report (4:45) December 12, 2006permalink
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's international literature critic Christopher Merrill. Merrill shares his picks for best international books of 2006.
The United Nations Human Rights Council meets in Geneva today to vote on whether to send a new fact-finding mission to the Darfur region of Sudan. The World's Jeb Sharp reports on what American activists say is needed to stop the violence.
Litvinenko report (5:25) December 12, 2006permalink
Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest on the poisoning death of Alexander Litvinenko from the BBC's Russian affairs analyst Steven Eke. Litvinenko, a former Russian spy, died in London last month from radiation poisoning.
Ramallah real estate (4:30) December 12, 2006permalink
The Palestinian economy has been devastated by US and European sanctions imposed after Hamas took power in March. Still, one sector of the Palestinian economy is flourishing. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.