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PRI's The World Apr 6, 2012
by The World
A look at the siege of Sarajevo 20 years later. Foreign nationals lured by love become drug mules in Argentina. And we remember the father of Rock and Roll amp, Jim Marshall.
Episodes
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Celebrating Holy Week in Andalusia, Spain
For the Geo Quiz, we are looking for a town in Andalusia, a region of southern Spain where Holy Week celebrations are under way.
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Prominent Yemeni Journalist Lands in Jail; US Wants him to Stay There
Prominent Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye uncovered the US role in a drone strike that took the lives of civilians. In 2011, he was found guilty of being an al-Qaeda operative. He's now in jail -- and the US wants him to stay there.
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Washington Rejects Tuareg Declaration of Independence in Mali
Tuareg rebels have seized control of the north of Mali and today declared independence for their own west African nation. Scott Stewart, an analyst with the global intelligence firm Stratfor, tells host Marco Werman says Western powers will be watching to see whether Islamic militants will step…
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Looking for Consequences of Shifting Seasons
The shifting of the seasons as the world warms up is putting a new focus on the field of phenology. It is the study of the timing of seasonal events like the emergence of a particular plant or insect. As The World's Clark Boyd reports from The Netherlands, scientists are trying to track winners,...
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Drug Cases In Argentina Linked By Love Online
Three foreign nationals, including a nurse from Texas, are in custody in Argentina after apparently being duped into becoming drug mules. The common thread was love online.
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California's Store-Front Colleges Appeal to Immigrants
Students at Oikos University in Oakland, California, are still waiting for their classes to resume. A lone gunman killed seven people there Monday and police are still collecting evidence.
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Syrian Americans and the Syrian YouTube Revolution
The United States is home to tens of thousands of people of Syrian heritage. Some are transfixed by the uprising back home. Reporter Michael May profiles one Syrian American writer who's been glued to YouTube videos from home.
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PRI's The World Latest Edition Apr 6, 2012
A look at the siege of Sarajevo 20 years later. Foreign nationals lured by love become drug mules in Argentina. And we remember the father of Rock and Roll amp, Jim Marshall.
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Jim Marshall, the Man Behind the Marshall Amp, Dies at 88
Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Rich Maloof, who wrote a biography of Marshall called "The Father of Loud."
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Sarajevo: Grief Over Bosnia War Anniversary
Residents of Sarajevo marked the twentieth anniversary of the start of Balkan civil war on Friday. The siege of Sarajevo was one of the most brutal episodes of the wars that accompanied the break up of Yugoslavia. For almost four years in the early 1990s, the Bosnian capital suffered continuous...
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A look at the siege of Sarajevo 20 years later. Foreign nationals lured by love become drug mules in Argentina. And we remember the father of Rock and Roll amp, Jim Marshall.
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