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Month of August , 2007


Listen Palestinian doctor in Bulgaria (4:30)
August 3, 2007 permalink

The six medics held in a Libyan prison are now free in Bulgaria. One of them is a Palestinian doctor who spoke with correspondent Matthew Brunwasser about his "eight year nightmare."


Listen Spreading the wealth in Madagascar (5:45)
August 3, 2007 permalink

The mining of sapphires and other precious stones is a multi-million dollar industry in Madagascar and one of the few economic bright spots on the African island. But people there say they aren't getting a fair share of the profits. Correspondent Sam Fuqua reports.



Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
August 3, 2007 permalink

Where in the world are we going today? We're looking for Norway's north-eastern-most "fjord."

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Geo Answer (8:30)
August 3, 2007 permalink

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the Varanger Fjord in northeastern Norway. Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with Boston Globe travel writer Tom Haines who's exploring that part of Norway's coast, well north of the Arctic Circle.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Global Hit (3:15)
August 3, 2007 permalink

Anchor Aaron Schachter tells us about an all-girl blues band from Sweden, called "Little Jenny and the Blue Beans."

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


Listen Entire program - August 6
August 6, 2007 permalink


Listen Iraq cabinet ministers boycott meetings (4:00)
August 6, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Andy Gallagher about the growing crisis in Iraq's government. Today five cabinet ministers said they would boycott cabinet meetings. That's on top of the six Sunni cabinet members who said they were resigning last week.


Listen Elections show divide among Lebanon's Christians (4:40)
August 6, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Newsday reporter, Mohamad Bazzi, about the results of this weekend's by-elections in Lebanon. Kamil Khoury, a political unknown, beat out a former president to win his seat by less than 500 votes.


Listen Lebanon's ability to party on (4:00)
August 6, 2007 permalink

Lebanon is politically paralyzed by anti-government protests. Its soldiers are engaged in a drawn-out battle with Islamic militants. But Lebanon manages to party on, despite its troubles or perhaps because of them. Correspondent Ben Gilbert has more.


Listen Estonia prepares for cyber-attacks (4:00)
August 6, 2007 permalink

The Baltic nation of Estonia was hit by a series of cyber-attacks in late May and early June. Estonians accused Russian hackers but weren't able to prove it. The Estonian government is, however, making sure it doesn't happen again. Cyrus Farivar has the story.


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