For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the landmark piazza in the Italian city of Venice. The answer is Piazza San Marco or Saint Mark's Square. It's one of the lowest points in the city...and currently under feet of water after two days of record flooding. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with shop owner Robert Caruti to finds out how the city of canals is coping.
At the heart of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, there's a bustling street market. That's where you'll find Antoine, a man dubbed the market's "walking jukebox." We hear a selection of his music in an audio postcard sent by reporter Ruxandra Guidi.
Entire progam - December 3, 2008 December 3, 2008 download |permalink
Today on The World: U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits India and urges Pakistan to cooperate with the investigation into the Mumbai attacks; Also, why an Israeli government agency is after Russian Jews living in Germany; and how a South African architect aims to help the poor with houses made of sand.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was in New Delhi, India today. Secretary Rice made the trip to try to diffuse tensions between India and Pakistan. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Tinku Ray in New Delhi.
Thousands of people gathered in Mumbai today to express their anger at India's security forces for their handling of last week's deadly attacks. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the full story from the BBC's Damian Grammaticus.
New U.S. terrorism report (4:30) December 3, 2008 download |permalink
A new bipartisan report in Washington says that it's "likely" a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack within the next five years. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.
Richardson chosen for commerce post (3:00) December 3, 2008 download |permalink
President-elect Barack Obama today named New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson as his commerce secretary. One of the country's most prominent Latino politicians accepted the nomination...in Spanish and English. The World's Matthew Bell reports.
The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the work of a mysterious Israeli government group called Nativ and why it's working to reach Russian Jews who are now living in Germany.