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Week of Sat, 2007-10-27 23:00 to Sat, 2007-11-03 22:59


Listen Global hit (4:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Indonesia's president has an unusual hobby for a political leader. He composes love songs. And now he's released a CD of them. Trish Anderton has a preview from Jakarta.

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Listen Death of Tamil Tiger rebel leader fuels unrest (4:30)
November 2, 2007 permalink

The public face of a Sri Lankan rebel group, the Tamil Tigers, S.P. Thamilselvan was killed today in an attack by the Sri Lankan air force. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's Roland Burk in the capital, Colombo, about the death of Thamilselvan and how it could lead to an escalation of civil war in Sri Lanka.


Listen Geo answer (4:45)
November 2, 2007 permalink

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for a stop on the Paris Metro that opened it's doors 107 years ago and still sports its original Art Nouveau entrance gate. The answer is Paris's Port Dauphine station.

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Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

The World's daily geography puzzler.


Listen Burma's pro-democracy movement comes of age (5:45)
November 2, 2007 permalink

While Buddhist monks in Burma continue to protest their country's military rulers, Burmese pro-democracy veterans in the U-S are trying to pass their revolutionary zeal to a younger generation. But the tech-savvy 2007 generation defines activism differently. Julia Kumari Drapkin reports.


Listen Mexico hit by devastating floods (4:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Mexico's President Felipe Calderón says the floods hitting southern Mexico are among the worst natural disasters in the country's history. Authorities say as much as 70 % of the state of Tabasco is under water. The World's William Troop reports.



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Listen Venezuela report (3:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Students have been protesting in the Venezuelan capital against the government of President Hugo Chavez. Reporter Ruxandra Guidi measures the impact of the protests on life in Caracas.


Listen UN questions motives of Darfur aid group (4:30)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Members of Zoe's Ark, the French charity, are due to appear in a Chadian court on child kidnapping charges. The children were said to be orphans from Darfur, Sudan. But United Nations investigators now say almost all of the kids involved were NOT orphans -- and that many of them were from Chad. Anchor Marco Werman has details and asks listeners to weigh in on the controversy.



Listen Stock market woes (4:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Why is the stock market behaving so badly? Marco Werman gets some answers from Princeton University Professor of Economics Alan Binder, a former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.


Listen Return to Guantánamo (6:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

The World's Katy Clark visited the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, five years ago. Last week, she made a return visit. She speaks with anchor Marco Werman about how the operation has changed over the years and how much has remained the same.



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