The World: About
Airs weekdays at 3PM on AM 820
Get a fresh perspective of people, events and trends that shape our world. Host Lisa Mullins covers a wide range of topics, including science, business, technology, sports, art and music. A mix of news, features, interviews and music from around the world presents an engaging portrait of the global community. Produced by BBC World Service, Public Radio International and WGBH Radio Boston.
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Latest Stories from The World
Is Disney’s Donald Duck a Secret Nazi Sympathizer?
Friday, June 01 2012 09:06 PM
Donald Duck is in hot water and Disney and Mickey Mouse are boiling mad [...]
PRI’s The World: 06/01/2012 (Belize, Saudi Arabia, Spain)
Friday, June 01 2012 03:00 PM
The prospect of an actual truce in Syria fade amid reports of more violence there. Also, how much foreign policy experience matter in a US presidential election. Plus, women's sports under the radar in Saudi Arabia.
UN Condemns Syria ‘Atrocities’
Friday, June 01 2012 02:06 PM
Last week's killing of more than 100 civilians at Houla in Syria may amount to crimes against humanity, the UN high commissioner for human rights has said.
Could Syria Take A Lesson From Bosnia?
Friday, June 01 2012 01:52 PM
Christopher Hill, US ambassador to Iraq from 2009 to 2010, says while things were learned from the US intervention in the Balkans, the situation in Syria is quite different.
2012 US Election: Does Foreign Policy Experience Matter?
Friday, June 01 2012 01:40 PM
There's at least one clear advantage President Obama has over Mitt Romney: experience being a head of state on the world stage. But does foreign policy experience matter for presidential candidate?
Palomares, the H-Bomb and Operation Moist Mop
Friday, June 01 2012 01:30 PM
In Spain, a nuclear controversy continues. In fact it dates back to the 1960's when two American Air Force planes collided in midair and exploded, dropping four nuclear bombs on a tiny Mediterranean farming village.
US Cyber Attacks Against Iran
Friday, June 01 2012 01:00 PM
The New York Times reports that the US and Israel have launched cyber attacks against Iran's nuclear facilities, just as Iran has accused them of doing.
Legal Consequences Of a Cyber Attack
Friday, June 01 2012 12:50 PM
Is it legal to use cyber technology to attack another country? Host Aaron Schachter speaks with law professor and retired general Charles Dunlap.
Saudi Arabia’s Secret Women Sports Teams
Friday, June 01 2012 12:40 PM
While sports for women are not officially sanctioned in Saudi Arabia, some women are organizing teams and leagues under the radar.
Video: Coming Face to Face with a Whale Shark
Friday, June 01 2012 12:10 PM
Whale sharks are said to be gentle and curious and don't seem to mind snorkelers who visit their underwater hunts.
Lunch Beat is the Latest Dance Craze Sweeping Across Europe
Friday, June 01 2012 12:00 PM
Thousands of workers across Europe dance their brains out, at their city's one-hour nightclub, in the daytime.
PRI’s The World: 05/31/2012 (South Africa, Brazil, UK)
Thursday, May 31 2012 03:00 PM
What to do about Syria: exploring the military option and the "Yemen solution." Then, South Africa is still buzzing and tweeting about a painting of its president. And down-sizing soft drinks in New York.
Syria Close to ‘All Out War’
Thursday, May 31 2012 02:00 PM
Rebels fighters are threatening to abandon the United Nations-backed ceasefire in Syria if the government doesn't stop violating it.
Syria: Alternate Endings
Thursday, May 31 2012 01:50 PM
The international community is debating military intervention in Syria again, while some are pushing for a "Yemen Option," giving Syria's President safe haven abroad in exchange for relinquishing power.
Soda Size: Taking the Big Out of the Gulp
Thursday, May 31 2012 01:40 PM
New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is proposing a ban on the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the city's restaurants, delis and movie theaters.