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Week of Sun, 2007-11-25 00:00 to Sat, 2007-12-01 23:59


Listen Geo Quiz (1:00)
November 26, 2007 permalink

Our daily geography puzzler.


Listen A long wait for Palestinian refugees (4:00)
November 26, 2007 permalink

Palestinian refugees still claim the right to return to the homes they occupied in Israel before the Six-Day War of 1967. But The World's Quil Lawrence reports on another another group of Palestinian refugees who've been waiting even longer to go home. Those are the Palestinians who fled to Lebanon in 1948...when Israel was created.


Listen Spying in cyberspace (3:30)
November 26, 2007 permalink

The interior minister wants more surveillanceThe interior minister wants more surveillance

German authorities want the power to plant surveillance software on the computers of terror suspects. But German citizens are wary of letting the government loose on anyone's hard drives. The World's Gerry Hadden has the story.


Listen Skype as a teaching tool (4:15)
November 26, 2007 permalink

The software program, Skype, has become one of the most popular "voice over Internet" programs. For SOME users, though, it's more than just a way to make a free phone call. They're using Skype to teach...and learn...foreign languages. Correspondent Cyrus Farivar has the story.


Listen London underground loses its voice (1:30)
November 26, 2007 permalink

The voice of London's Underground subway will no longer be telling riders to "Mind the gap." Voiceover artist Emma Clarke has been fired for some other things she said on her website. The World's Lisa Mullins has the story.


Listen Britain's spy campaign (3:00)
November 26, 2007 permalink

Britain's secret intelligence agency, M16, is not-so-secretly carrying out a recruitment campaign. The government agency needs to beef up and diversify its ranks...so it's seeking out tomorrow's spies on-line and over the airwaves. The World's Alex Gallafent tells us more.


Listen Iran slams peace conference (4:30)
November 26, 2007 permalink

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Jon Leyne in Iran's capital, Tehran, about that country's reaction to tomorrow's scheduled Middle East peace conference in Annapolis, Maryland. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei condemned it as a means for America and its allies to achieve their evil aims and support Israel's Zionist government.


Listen Road to Annapolis (4:30)
November 26, 2007 permalink

The World's Katy Clark previews the Middle East peace conference that the Bush Administration is hosting in Annapolis, Maryland, tomorrow.


Listen Entire program - November 25
November 26, 2007 permalink

Entire program - November 25


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