Checking on 'mission accomplished,' Ireland's abortion debate and Saudi fashion week
US air strikes were probably not enough to prevent Syria's regime from using chemical weapons again — that's where we start today. Also, how security for sporting events has changed since the Boston Marathon bombings. Plus, Cuba's next leadership transition.
48m Apr 16, 2018
48m
Washington whiplash, missing Dubai princess and rock against the dictatorship
President Trump's tendency to change his mind often on key issues leaves many around the globe, friends and foes alike, feeling whiplash. Also, some Latin American leaders are relieved that Trump decided to skip the Summit of the Americas. Plus, Filipino chefs fight to get more respect for their food.
46m Apr 13, 2018
46m
Facebook's challenge in Myanmar, Mozilla's internet health report and greyhounds in Tijuana
Facebook is promising to do a better job to prevent abuse of the platform that spreads hate speech in Myanmar. Also, we meet a woman in British Columbia who helps women just released from prison restart their lives. Plus, a trip across the US-Mexico border to rescue greyhounds in Tijuana.
46m Apr 12, 2018
46m
Trump's missile tweet, Baghdad 15 years later, Jimmy Carter's faith
Tensions rise with Russia after President Donald Trump issues a warning via Twitter that US missiles will be headed for Syria. Also, former President Jimmy Carter reflects on what he says is a loss of faith in democratic institutions. Plus, an effort to help Indigenous women stay out of prison in British Columbia.
47m Apr 11, 2018
47m
Two ISIS sisters, Ecuador's orchid man, Roll Tide Worldwide
A father's journey to Syria to find his two daughters, who traveled there from Norway to support ISIS. Also, an activist who was in Douma, Syria, during a suspected chemical attack describes what he saw. Plus, we explore whether success on the football field for the University of Alabama has helped the school recruit more students from outside the US.
48m Apr 10, 2018
48m
A suspected chemical attack in Syria, Thailand rethinks war on drugs, Sri Lanka's Facebook crisis
An alleged chemical attack in Syria gets President Donald Trump's attention. But will anything change? Also, a couple's home is under threat from rising seas in a coastal English village. Plus, Sri Lanka asks Facebook to do more against hate groups.
47m Apr 09, 2018
47m
Data privacy in Russia, Mexico reacts to plan for border troops, and a wedding amid air strikes
A filmmaker makes a documentary about Russian meddling in the US elections. Plus, two activists in Yemen plan a wedding in the midst of war. And a tribute to "2001: A Space Odyssey."
46m Apr 06, 2018
46m
How tariffs actually work, an honorably discharged soldier faces deportation, and children living with incarcerated mothers in Mexico
Beijing's planned 25 percent tariff on American soybeans could be devastating for Iowa soybean producers. We'll speak with farmer Grant Kimberley, who is also with the Iowa Soybean Association. Plus, The World's Jasmine Garsd reports on Mexican jails, which allow children up to the age of 3 to stay with their incarcerated mothers. And, as a British village loses its battle with coastal erosion,...
46m Apr 05, 2018
46m
MLK beyond US borders, dispatching troops to the US-Mexico border and "wormholes to the world"
Today we remember the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and how two international trips he took influenced his message here at home. Also, a former Homeland Security official appraises President Trump's idea of possibly sending the military, or National Guard, to the US-Mexico border. And reporter Lidia Jean Kott tells us about a video portal that's giving residents of one Milwaukee neighborhood...
47m Apr 04, 2018
47m
Mexico moves to disband a migrant caravan, Alabama's booming auto industry, and can Brazil's Lula make a comeback?
48m Apr 03, 2018
48m
More women in prison worldwide, what Mexico's doing to stop migrant flows and shipping water from Alaska to South Africa
President Donald Trump says Mexico isn't doing enough to stop the flow of migrants across the border. We'll do a bit of digging and find out what Mexico is doing. Also, we launch a new series from our Across Women's Lives desk called "Unequal Justice." It's an in-depth look at what life is like for incarcerated women around the world. Our first story comes from Ohio, where the opioid crisis has...
46m Apr 02, 2018
46m
One city with three faiths, braces in a box and an old-fashioned watering hole in drought-ridden Cape Town
Today, reporter Charles Sennott joins us from Jerusalem to look at the influence of American evangelicals in Israeli politics. Plus, we wrap up our series on the water crisis in Cape Town, South Africa. And, why basketball fans in Nigeria are looking forward to the NCAA men's basketball Final Four this weekend, especially the game between Kansas and Villanova.
45m Mar 30, 2018
45m
A Liberian family in immigration limbo, copyrighting a Viking grunt and Daptone soul meets Cuban mambo
Today, we hear from a Liberian family who is worried about their legal status here in the US due to President Donald Trump's recent pledges to end certain protections for them. Also, can you really trademark a "Viking chant" popular with soccer fans in Iceland? And host Marco Werman samples the New York-soul-meets-Cuban-mambo vibe of Orquestra Akokan.
46m Mar 29, 2018
46m
Cape Town's water crisis, rebels make a last stand in Ghouta, and the quest for a non-gendered AI
It's now been confirmed that Kim Jong-un recently traveled to Beijing and back — in secret — onboard a bulletproof train reportedly full of bodyguards and wine. Plus, we start a three-part series from Cape Town, South Africa, on the recent water crisis. And we hear from an engineer who wants to make artificial intelligence that's neither male nor female — or even remotely human.
46m Mar 28, 2018
46m
A deadly fire at a Siberian shopping mall, a Mexican American WWII vet and Holocaust survivor, and a smoking elephant?
Thousands of Russians take to the streets after a deadly fire at a shopping center in Siberia leaves dozens dead. Plus, The World's Chris Woolf remembers Tony Acevedo, a Mexican American Army medic captured by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp during World War II. And an elephant in India gets caught smoking on camera — but it's not what you think.
45m Mar 27, 2018
45m
Sixty Russian diplomats expelled from the US, land-raised salmon in British Colombia and March For Your Lives
The Trump Administration announces that its expelling 60 Russian diplomats from the US following the recent nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in Britain. That's where we start. Plus, The World's Shirin Jaafari says US car companies are trying to figure out how to sell their vehicles to Saudi women, who will be allowed to drive starting this summer. And we hear from two American high sc...
46m Mar 26, 2018
46m
John Bolton's worldview, immigrant activists join march and why Japanese seniors want to go to jail
A Tehran resident fears John Bolton's harsh rhetoric on Iran could spell big trouble for the Iran Deal. Also, immigrant students join the push for stricter gun laws and plan to take part in this weekend's March For Our Lives. Plus, forgiveness and remembrance in Northern Ireland and in Japan, seniors say they want to go to prison.
45m Mar 23, 2018
45m
How to manipulate an election, stopping sex abuse in the aid sector and call me Mx
Cambridge Analytica wasn't just trying to sway voters in the US. Today, we highlight what the British company was up to in Mexico and Kenya. Also, we have part three of Amy Costello's ongoing look at the sexual abuse and harassment problem in the humanitarian aid sector. And the dynamic duo of Leo Hornak and Nina Porzucki explore ways to remove gender from honorifics. Say goodbye to Mr., Mrs., ...
45m Mar 22, 2018
45m
The return of some of the Dapchi school girls, how France measures discrimination and the sounds of travel
Dozens of school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram militants last month have been released, but many still remain missing. Also, reporter Amy Costello with the second in our series on sexual assault and harassment in the international aid community. Plus, Emma Jacobs takes a look at how France tries to measure discrimination.
44m Mar 21, 2018
44m
#MeToo in the humanitarian aid sector, the ties that may bind Sarkozy and Gaddafi, and a 'third culture kid' searches for herself through music
Today, we begin a three-part series on humanitarian aid workers who face sexual assault and harassment by their own colleagues. Also, reporter Deepa Fernandes looks at a trend in California — employers who threaten immigrant workers with deportation over pay disputes. Plus, a so-called "third culture kid" explores the many layers of her identity through music.
46m Mar 20, 2018
46m
Facebook data breach, Putin wins, and Puerto Rico catches March Madness
Today we look at Putin's re-election as Russian president and what it means for his next six-year term. Plus, Jason Margolis reports on the push to develop cheaper and more effective ways to detect leaks of the odorless, colorless gas methane. And a point guard from Puerto Rico helps The University of Maryland-Baltimore County make men's hoops history.
45m Mar 19, 2018
45m
Elections in Russia, Brexit and the Irish border and Claudia Fontaine
Today, we look at the kind of Russia Vladimir Putin wants to build if he wins this election. Also, a cartoonist illustrates his own family's immigration story. And we remember Claudia Fontaine, who sang back up vocals on many of Britain's hit songs in the 1980s.
47m Mar 16, 2018
47m
Deploying to Afghanistan, death in detention and Russian trolls
Today, we profile a soldier preparing for deployment in America's longest-running war. Plus, meet a Russian internet troll who learned his trade by targeting fellow Russians. And how the late Stephen Hawking inspired an Iranian American scientist.
47m Mar 15, 2018
47m
Britain blames Russia, Russian contractors in Syria, remembering Stephen Hawking
Britain blames Russia for the poisoning of a former spy and orders the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats. Also, a closer look at Russian security contractors working in Syria. And Trump's CIA nominee faces scrutiny over her role in black sites.
45m Mar 14, 2018
45m
Tillerson out, Pompeo in, #MosqueMeToo and comedian Jimmy O. Yang
President Donald Trump fires Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and picks CIA director Mike Pompeo to replace him. Also, inside Russia's unacknowledged war in Ukraine. And Muslim women break their silence with #MosqueMeToo.
48m Mar 13, 2018
48m
Bannon in France, Russia's 'ghost empire,' pianist Alfredo Rodriguez
Former White House adviser Steve Bannon is welcomed at a far-right rally in France. We launch a week-long series on Vladimir Putin's Russia, ahead of elections there that he's all but certain to win. Plus reporter Vivienne Walt returns to Baghdad, 15 years after the US invasion.
48m Mar 12, 2018
48m
DACA in a red state, the Paralympics get underway, and will Trump and Kim actually meet?
President Trump has accepted an invitation to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong-un "by May," but only, Trump's press secretary says, if the President sees "concrete and verifiable actions" taken by Pyongyang. Plus, reporter Jason Strother in Seoul has the story of changing attitudes toward disabled athletes in South Korea. And we head to Texas to find out how the fight over DACA looks from a con...
46m Mar 09, 2018
46m
Restoring power in Puerto Rico, Seycelles secrets and International Women's Day
More than five months since Hurricane Maria plunged the island into darkness, Puerto Rico's power grid still needs fixing. So what's taking so long? Also today, we'll hear the chilling story of a humanitarian aid worker who felt abandoned by her long-time employer after she was sexually assaulted during a deployment in Sri Lanka. Plus, we hear about a meeting in the Seychelles that's attracting...
45m Mar 08, 2018
45m
Voices from Eastern Ghouta, Jared Kushner in Mexico, and #MeToo in Russia ... or not
Two Syrian women share their stories of survival in besieged Eastern Ghouta. Both are mothers of young children, and both are still living in the rebel-held enclave despite nearly constant bombardment. Also, we speak with writer Natalia Antonova about a sexual harassment case that's making news in Russia. And, we remember the first Soviet woman in space, Valentina Tereshkova, who celebrates her...
46m Mar 07, 2018
46m
Trade wars and NAFTA, a thaw (maybe) on the Korean Peninsula, and what happened to Sergei Skripal?
President Donald Trump wants to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. And one Connecticut Democrat agrees that's a good idea. Plus, we get an update on the case of a former Russian spy who fell ill in England after coming into contact with a mysterious substance. And Ivorian reggae singer and radio DJ Alpha Blondy brings books to life on the radio.
46m Mar 06, 2018
46m
A day of protests for DACA, the origins of language and the Italian elections prove a wild ride.
Activists demand Congress take action to protect DACA recipients. Also, we take a look at the results of Italy's national elections over the weekend. Far-right and far-left groups both made strides, showing how hard it will be to form a working government. And, reporter Ari Daniel explores some theories on the origins of human language.
46m Mar 05, 2018
46m
Two brothers who fear going home, those pesky steel tariffs, and Canadian cheese smuggling
Could tariffs on aluminum and steel spark a global trade war? We'll ask our economics reporter Jason Margolis. Plus, Canada likes to protect its dairy industry, and that means tariffs on cheese. Some Canadians have resorted to drastic measures to get their curd fix: smuggling. And, we remember The Beatles' famous visit to an ashram in India fifty years ago.
47m Mar 02, 2018
47m
Save the right whales, Berlusconi is back, a haven for immigrants is tested
46m Mar 01, 2018
46m
Beast from the East hits Europe hard, a drone base grows in Niger, and are movies too reliant on visual effects?
Record frigid temperatures and heavy snow disrupt life across Europe. Also, the high costs of smuggling family members into the US. And, the man who helped build the Death Star worries that films are now too reliant on visual effects.
47m Feb 28, 2018
47m
China moves to end term limits, the walls we don't see, and how a 3-year-old ends up on a no-fly list
Tuesday, we kick off a new series of stories called, "Walls We Don't See." Our first story profiles children who happen to share a name with someone on Canada's "no-fly" terror watch list. Also, Kaiser Kuo of the Sinica podcast helps us look at China's plan to scrap term limits. And we bring you the remarkable tale of a human skull that for many years was kept in an English pub.
46m Feb 27, 2018
46m
American meddling in Russian politics, adoption in the Trump era and getting loopy with Joe Kye
It's not just Russia hacking the United States. Ask folks in Russia, and they'll tell you that Americans have been trying to sway politics in Moscow for years. Also, Pueblo, Colorado, considers going off the grid and powering itself with renewable energy. And we profiles a violinist from Seattle with roots in South Korea, who uses looping to blend musical traditions from different parts of the ...
48m Feb 26, 2018
48m
Preparing to fight next year's flu, Venezuela's new cryptocurrency and learning to be Canadian
Scientists worldwide are looking ahead to fight next year's flu. We look at how they're going to do it. And millions of people in Venezuela are literally going hungry every day. Plus, being a new Canadian means learning how to skate.
46m Feb 23, 2018
46m
Pakistan's armed teachers, Alaskan drone hunting, automated convenience in South Korea
We hear how the US gun debate is seen overseas. In Pakistan there were efforts to give teachers weapons and training. The idea was to protect students, but it didn't work out that way. Also, women's rugby is changing attitudes in Mexico.
46m Feb 22, 2018
46m
Remembering Billy Graham, Napalm girl, coaching the Afghan women’s national team
We remember Billy Graham's global legacy. Also, the American coach of Afghanistan's women's national soccer team. And, a conversation with the Vietnam War's "Napalm Girl."
46m Feb 21, 2018
46m
Russian bots post-Parkland, Iran and Saudi Arabia square off and KFC runs out of C
After the shooting in Parkland, Florida, Russian internet bots almost immediately began stoking both pro-gun and anti-gun fervor. Plus, we speak with Frontline producer Martin Smith about his latest film, which looks at the conflict between Iran and Saudi Arabia. And bad news for fried chicken lovers in the UK — KFC is out of chicken.
46m Feb 20, 2018
46m
Black Panther breaks records, it's all about Russia and the Headscarf Revolutionaries
Marvel's new superhero film, "Black Panther," is setting box office records, and making headlines for its portrayal of the African continent. Plus, from the election, to the Florida shooting, to the Olympics, it's all about Russia these days. And we hear the story of the women who, 50 years ago, campaigned to make Britain's fishing industry safer.
46m Feb 19, 2018
46m
Happy Lunar New Year, immigration policy update and two British towns yell 'Hail Caesar!'
Today, reporter Jason Strother gives us a wrap-up of the first week of the Winter Games in South Korea. He also has a story about the start of Lunar New Year. Plus, The World's Monica Campbell fills us in on where immigration reform stands in Washington. And Leo Hornak in London has the story of two British towns with competing historical claims related to Julius Caesar.
46m Feb 16, 2018
46m
This is not normal, craft beer goes global and a Buddhist monk teaches AI some ethics
Today, we look at Wednesday's tragic school shooting in Florida. We'll hear from former Homeland Security adviser Fran Townsend. Reporter Jason Margolis looks at the difficulties of getting fresh craft beer to overseas markets. And we hear from a monk who thinks artificial intelligence needs a lesson in ethics.
45m Feb 15, 2018
45m
Oxfam scandal in Haiti, 'Black Panther' movie premier in Kenya, unified Korean hockey
Here's one you don't get every Valentine's Day — a bi-lingual love story from Finland. Plus, how the unified Korean women's ice hockey team came together in their Olympic matchup against Japan. And, residents of Kisumu, Kenya get a sneak preview of the new "Black Panther" movie.
46m Feb 14, 2018
46m
Britain's big bet on wind energy, gang violence on Long Island, talking racism in France
Britain is betting big on wind energy and making offshore wind turbines less expensive in the process. Also, one unaccompanied minor's journey from El Salvador to Oakland, California. And a conversation with an anti-racism activist in France.
47m Feb 13, 2018
47m
Still looking for shelter after Hurricane Maria, Rio's austerity carnival and the Monk of Mokha
After Hurricane Maria, the federal government helped thousands of Puerto Ricans find temporary shelter in mainland US cities. Now that aid is running out. Also, North Korea's Olympic charm offensive. And high-quality coffee from Yemen.
47m Feb 12, 2018
47m
Kristi Yamaguchi still inspires, the Americans who join ISIS, and K-Pop takes center stage in Pyeongchang
The Winter Olympics are officially underway. We'll have details on the opening ceremony in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Then, a conversation with former Olympic figure skating star Kristi Yamaguchi, who won a gold medal for the US at the 1992 Winter Games. And what makes an American Olympic Alpine skier an unusual favorite in a sport that's often dominated by European women.
46m Feb 09, 2018
46m
The US fighting in Syria, the Vatican and Beijing, how Native American slaves shaped the history of the American Southwest
The recent violence in Syria is a reminder that American troops are on the ground there, and are very much a part of the war now. The US-led coalition in Syria conducted artillery and airstrikes Wednesday that reportedly killed about 100 pro-government forces. Also, the Catholic Church aims to fix its relationship with the Communist government in China, and that's upsetting some Catholics. Plus...
45m Feb 08, 2018
45m
Why words matter, putting a Tesla in space, and a very big parade
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly calls DACA recipients "lazy" and the response shows why one word can matter so much. Also, Trump wants a military parade, but North Korea's Kim Jong-un is going to beat him to it. And we'll find out what the successful launch of a rocket called Falcon Heavy means for private space exploration and for Tesla's Elon Musk.
48m Feb 07, 2018
48m
Volatile global stock markets cause panic, a century of suffrage for British women, and treason is no joking matter
Keep calm and carry on. That's what one stock analyst in London advises in the wake of some rocky days for global stocks. Plus, 100 years ago Tuesday, some British women were, after years of campaigning, finally given the right to vote. And a legal expert tells us exactly what constitutes treason, and why the president might not want to joke about it.
46m Feb 06, 2018
46m