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


Listen Persuading Turkey to stay out of northern Iraq (4:00)
November 2, 2007 permalink

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is Turkey for a scheduled summit to address ways the region can help Iraq's struggling government. But, as The World's Quil Lawrence reports, her most immediate concern is persuading Turkey not to launch a cross border incursion into northern Iraq.


Listen Entire program - November 2
November 2, 2007 permalink

Entire program November 2


Listen Global hit - The Darjeeling Limited (2:30)
November 1, 2007 permalink

Anchor Marco Werman explores the eclectic mix of music used in the new Wes Anderson film, "The Darjeeling Limited."

For more information, visit the Global Hit page


Listen Geo answer (5:30)
November 1, 2007 permalink

Today we were looking for the name of the historic Indian railway line that took Mark Twain to the foothills of the Himalayas. The answer is the "Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway." Reporter Sheri Fink took a ride on the historic rail line and took her microphone along.

For more information, visit the Geo Quiz page

Listen Tarzan's call (3:00)
November 1, 2007 permalink

The character of Tarzan...and his distinctive jungle call...was created by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Now Burroughs' estate wants to copyright Tarzan's call. But the European Union says it can't. The World's Alex Gallafent explains why.


Listen Geo quiz (1:00)
November 1, 2007 permalink

Our daily geography puzzler.


Listen Hiroshima news (1:30)
November 1, 2007 permalink

There are two news events today relating to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. General Paul Tibbets, the American pilot who flew the Enola Gay on that mission to Hiroshima, has died at the age of 92. And Japan's Supreme Court ruled that the Japanese government must pay compensation to survivors of the atomic bomb blast who live outside Japan. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr (1915-2007)Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr (1915-2007)


Listen Politics of change in Paraguay (4:00)
November 1, 2007 permalink

Fernando LugoFernando Lugo

Paraguay has been run by one political party for the past half century. But former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is hoping to challenge that. Reporter Charles Lane has the story.


Listen Blocking Burmese gems (5:00)
November 1, 2007 permalink

Tom LantosTom Lantos

Gems are a major source of income for Burma's military rulers. That's why Congressman Tom Lantos introduced a new sanctions bill called the Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lantos about the bill.


Listen Wind-up lights in Africa (2:45)
November 1, 2007 permalink

More than a half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa don't have access to electricity. But now, a non-profit organization that has had success with its wind-up radio is using the same technology to turn on the lights. The World's Technology correspondent Clark Boyd reports.


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