In Tuesday night's debate, Governor Mitt Romney cautioned that four more years of President Obama's economic policies would put the US on "the road to Greece," a nod to the Mediterranean country's ongoing financial woes.
Germany's Constitutional Court handed down a decision Wednesday which may help save Europe's embattled single currency, the euro. But is it too little, too late?
Greece remains at the center of Europe's ongoing battle to salvage its single currency, the Euro. Now, a leaked memo indicates that European leaders want Greece to expand the work week, and loosen up its labor laws.
Greece is inching closer to its second bailout after it managed to win a crucial debt swap, European leaders have said. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest on the Greek debt crisis from The World's Clark Boyd.
"Blistering Blue Barnacles!" For the Geo-Quiz, we're looking for the hometown of Georges Remi. You might know him by his pen name, Hergé. His depiction of life in the Congo has struck some these days as racist.
A cat detective, a song called Chop My Money, and an interview about the meaning of forgiveness — journalists from The World's newsroom in Boston pick their favorite stories of 2014.
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 Clark Boyd reports.
A new video pokes fun at the small European country which is the focus of our Geo Quiz today. It has problems, some serious. But at least all of its citizens agree that the national dish is french fries with mayonnaise. Clark Boyd has more.
The World's Clark Boyd reports on a group of architects and designers around the globe who organize day-long events to generate ideas and money for disaster relief. This time, it is for Japan, the home of the people who started the effort back in 2003.
The Catholic Church in Belgium faces revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. For many Catholics, the report was the last straw. Many are going so far as to formally leave in a process called �de-baptism.� Clark Boyd reports.
The World's Clark Boyd reports from Denmark on a new factory that's making ethanol from straw. If the technology pans out, supporters hope it will help replace both gasoline and biofuels made from food crops.
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Conflict & Justice
Greece Cracks Down on Illegal Immigrants
PRI's The World
August 07, 2012
In tough economic times, anti-immigrant feeling is strong in Greece, and politicians of all stripes are playing to it.
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Politics
We look back at our favorite stories of 2014
PRI's The World
January 01, 2015
A cat detective, a song called Chop My Money, and an interview about the meaning of forgiveness — journalists from The World's newsroom in Boston pick their favorite stories of 2014.
Science, Tech & Environment
Wind-up lights in Africa
PRI's The World
November 01, 2007
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 Clark Boyd reports.
Politics
French fries with mayonnaise
PRI's The World
September 27, 2010
A new video pokes fun at the small European country which is the focus of our Geo Quiz today. It has problems, some serious. But at least all of its citizens agree that the national dish is french fries with mayonnaise. Clark Boyd has more.
Science, Tech & Environment
PechaKucha humanitarians now help at home
PRI's The World
April 15, 2011
The World's Clark Boyd reports on a group of architects and designers around the globe who organize day-long events to generate ideas and money for disaster relief. This time, it is for Japan, the home of the people who started the effort back in 2003.
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The future of fuel?
PRI's The World
April 29, 2011
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Efterklang Inspired by a Coal Mining Settlement
PRI's The World
March 06, 2013
Arts, Culture & Media
Global hit - BellX1
PRI's The World
February 18, 2008
The World's Clark Boyd profiles Irish rock band, Bell X1. The group is popular in Ireland, and now it's trying to break into the US music scene.
Politics
De-baptism' on the rise in Belgium
PRI's The World
October 07, 2010
The Catholic Church in Belgium faces revelations of widespread sexual abuse of children by priests. For many Catholics, the report was the last straw. Many are going so far as to formally leave in a process called �de-baptism.� Clark Boyd reports.
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Science, Tech & Environment
Fuel from straw — a biofuel breakthrough?
PRI's The World
April 20, 2011
The World's Clark Boyd reports from Denmark on a new factory that's making ethanol from straw. If the technology pans out, supporters hope it will help replace both gasoline and biofuels made from food crops.