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Week of Sun, 2007-02-18 00:00 to Sat, 2007-02-24 23:59


Listen Geo answer (3:00)
February 20, 2007 permalink

Today's answer is the Indian city of Calcutta, where a charity is using the proceeds from the sale of one of Audrey Hepburn's dresses to help India's rural poor. The BBC's Subir Bhaumik provides details.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Kiwi report (4:30)
February 20, 2007 permalink

Correspondent Louise Rafkin reports on how New Zealanders are reacting to a rush of immigration that began in the 1990s. The influx has changed the look of New Zealand society...and what it means to be a "kiwi."


Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
February 20, 2007 permalink

Where in the world will we go today?


Listen Guinea report (3:30)
February 20, 2007 permalink

The World's Jessie Graham reports on the violence that has erupted in Guinea during the past few weeks. Guinea's neighbors are pressing for a solution before the violence spreads across borders.


Listen Colombia report
February 20, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Indira Lakshmanan, Latin America bureau chief for The Boston Globe, about the new foreign minister of Colombia and the scandal that brought him to his position.


Listen Masks report (8:00)
February 20, 2007 permalink

Thousands of Americans have suffered injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan that might well have been fatal in previous wars. But improved surgical techniques have kept them alive. There were similar advances in medicine during World War One that enabled veterans to live with terrible facial disfigurement. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Caroline Alexander, the author of an article called "Faces of War" in the new issue of "Smithsonian Magazine."


View images at smithsonianmag.com

Listen Kibbutz report (4:30)
February 20, 2007 permalink

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on the case of an Arab Israeli Christian who was allowed to live in an Israeli kibbutz. The kibbutz is a quintessential part of Israeli Jewish society -- and some Arab Israelis say racist regulations exclude them from taking part in it.


Listen Baghdad interview (4:30)
February 20, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Borzou Daragahi, Baghdad Bureau Chief for the Los Angeles Times, about how the Iraqi capital is faring after its first week under a new security plan.


Listen Guantanamo Bay report (4:00)
February 20, 2007 permalink

A federal appeals court has ruled that prisoners at the detention camp in Guantanamo Bay cannot challenge their detention in US civilian courts. The World's Katy Clark has details.


Listen Entire program - February 20
February 20, 2007 permalink


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