PRI's The World Apr 26, 2012
by The World
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of 'aiding' and 'abetting' war crimes. Also, a debate over women's rights in Morocco following the suicide of a woman who was forced to marry her rapist. Plus, a profile of Syria's first lady disappears from Vogue's website.
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A Tale of Dull and Boring Sister Cities
The newest international sister city matchup involves a town in Oregon and a village in Scotland. Boring. That's probably what you're thinking right? Exactly. Can you name the two towns?
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Vogue's Profile on Asma Assad Removed from the Web
A flattering Vogue magazine profile of Asma al Assad, the First Lady of Syria, has vanished from the magazine's official website.
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Rape Victim's Death Sparks Protest Against Marriage Law in Morocco
A teenage Moroccan woman committed suicide by taking rat poison earlier this year after being forced to marry her accused rapist.
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Are Europe’s 'Days of Austerity' Numbered?
It began months ago, but now calls across Europe for less austerity and more growth are, well, growing.
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Norwegians Defy Mass Killer Breivik With Peace Song
Some 40,000 people have gathered on an Oslo square to sing a popular peace song which mass killer Anders Behring Breivik condemned at his trial. The right-wing extremist had accused the singer of 'Children Of The Rainbow', Lillebjørn Nilsen, of being a Marxist who sought to brainwash children.
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How Governments Market Themselves on the Internet
Alex Gallafent looks at how countries go about creating their own government websites to market themselves to their own citizens. One North Korean website does it on the cheap, it uses a web template designed by someone in California.
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Why Many Liberians Feel Left Out in the Taylor Case
New York Times correspondent Helene Cooper was born in Liberia. She tells host Marco Werman that the verdict in the Charles Taylor case leaves many Liberians feeling "left out."
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What Liberians Make of the Charles Taylor Guilty Verdict
A United Nations-backed court has found former Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of aiding and abetting crimes against humanity in Sierra Leone. Back home in Liberia, the reaction is complicated. Many there still revere Taylor; while others are upset that he hasn't been charged with crimes...
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Charles Taylor: Preacher, President, War Criminal
Charles Taylor came to notice as one of Africa's most feared warlords in the early 1990's. He helped launch a civil war. Eventually, Taylor secured power and served as president of Liberia from 1997 to 2003. He was eventually forced to flee the country, leaving behind a region engulfed in war and…
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Apr 26, 2012
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of 'aiding' and 'abetting' war crimes. Also, a debate over women's rights in Morocco following the suicide of a woman who was forced to marry her rapist. Plus, a profile of Syria's first lady disappears from Vogue's website.
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'Court the Storm' from Oregon-Based Y La Bamba
Luz Elen Mendoza spent her summers among Mexicans immigrants and family members working the fields in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Those experiences helped form musical themes and images in the songs she has written for her band Y La Bamba.
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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor is found guilty of 'aiding' and 'abetting' war crimes. Also, a debate over women's rights in Morocco following the suicide of a woman who was forced to marry her rapist. Plus, a profile of Syria's first lady disappears from Vogue's website.
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