Arts, Culture & Media
PRI's The World
June 11, 2008
For our Geo Quiz today we asked you to name the countries in the world with 4 letters. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author David Jenkin about his travels in Oman, Togo, Peru, Mali, Laos, Chad, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, and Iraq. Jenkins wrote the book, "The Four Letter Countries: The Zany Adventures of the Alphabet Traveller."
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Development & Education
Vasco da Gama's shipwreck sheds light on the earliest days of Europeans visiting Asia
PRI's The World
March 16, 2016
In 1498, Portuguese explorer Vasco Da Gama made history by becoming the first European to reach Asia by sea, ushering in the world's first episode of globalization. Naval archaeologists have just published their findings into one of his lost ships, providing insights into the earliest days of European imperialism.
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Conflict & Justice
The Race for Space Rocks: Meteorite Hunter Travels the Globe
PRI's The World
February 20, 2013
Rock collectors from around the globe have contacted one man in search of their own little bit of space.
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Politics
Qatar's neighbors are pressuring the small Gulf country to fall in line
March 11, 2014
Qatar and its neighbors in the Arabian Gulf aren't getting along too well. Saudi Arabia, along with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, recalled its ambassador recently — just one move in a series of diplomatic measures designed to get the small, but wealthy Gulf country to step in line.
Into the Light - Glowacz and Sharma Set New Climbing Record
Arts, Culture & Media
Two legendary daredevils take on one of the world's biggest caves, and climb it
PRI's The World
March 19, 2014
What are you to do when you encounter a cave so large it can hardly be called a cave, so large it could swallow on the pyramids of Egypt? Why, climb it, of course.
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Global Scan
For Americans, Canada is becoming a bargain again
March 21, 2014
The Canadian dollar has been about equal with the US dollar in recent years. But as the US Fed moves to ease up on its stimulus, the loonie is falling. In Russia, 50 years of work still hasn't fully domesticated the wild fox. And an Indian comic takes on the country's widespread use of skin lightening creams, in today's Global Scan.
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Global Scan
Consumerism knows no bounds when it comes to taste
October 27, 2014
With Halloween coming, there's a great deal of hand-wringing over potentially offensive and racist Halloween costumes. This "Sexy Ebola Nurse' outfit isn't racist, but it probably is offensive. Meanwhile, in China, the country considers dropping counterfeiting from the long list of crimes subject to the death penalty, and a burglar runs into his victim at the bank. Those stories and more in today's Global Scan.
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Arts, Culture & Media
Oman is fusing its traditional culture with modern touches... and pulling in tourists
PRI's The World
November 28, 2014
The Sultanate of Oman has always been different than its neighbors in the Persian Gulf. It’s known as a calm, tranquil oasis, and frequent host to high-level secret talks between heads of opposing nations. But the most visible difference is an emphasis on local culture over glitz and glam.
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Arts, Culture & Media
A dream realized: Adventure in Arabian Peninsula's 'Empty Quarter'
PRI's The World
February 27, 2015
What is the appeal of this desert sand? "This is the one place that I had desperately wanted to discover as a young girl," writes a former New York Times correspondent during her dusty journey. "It had only taken me 40 years to get here."
Arts, Culture & Media
Geo answer
PRI's The World
June 11, 2008
For our Geo Quiz today we asked you to name the countries in the world with 4 letters. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author David Jenkin about his travels in Oman, Togo, Peru, Mali, Laos, Chad, Cuba, Fiji, Iran, and Iraq. Jenkins wrote the book, "The Four Letter Countries: The Zany Adventures of the Alphabet Traveller."
Conflict & Justice
An overview of the troubled Arab World
PRI's The World
February 28, 2011
Anchor Lisa Mullins takes us to events elsewhere in the Arab world, as unrest spreads to the Gulf state of Oman. Protests continue in Bahrain, while Tunisians push for reform, and Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak faces more trouble at home.