Boston Volunteers Help Vietnamese with HIV

By Phillip Martin
In Ho Chi Minh City, two Boston College professors are leading a group of students to volunteer at a clinic for HIV patients who are at the end of their lives.

By WGBH News & The Takeaway
As the U.S. State Department releases its annual report on forced labor, Hillary Clinton and Southeast Asian advocates are saying it's time to call "trafficking" what it really is. WGBH's Phillip Martin reports from Southeast Asia.

INNOVATION HUB

Lessons from the World's Poorest Neighborhoods

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By Kara Miller
For one scholar, India’s poorest regions represent innovation — innovation that may have lessons to teach the world.

Immigration

Boston and the Great Potato Famine

By Jordan Weinstein
We talk to Michael Higgins, the president of Ireland, during his trip to Boston to commemorate the famine that forever changed the face of the city.

WGBH News Focus: The MBTA

How to Create a World-Class Transit System

WGBH NEWS FOCUS: THE MBTA

By Phillip Martin
Cities all over the world rely on robust public transportation systems. What are they doing right? PLUS: Your ideas gleaned from taking public transit in other countries.

Frontline

Lowell Bergman Discusses Murdoch's Scandal

Frontline correspondent, Lowell Bergman talked about Murdoch's Scandal with producer Neil Docherty and Sarah Ellison from Vanity Fair.

Travel

Dreaming of an Air Travel Boom

By Adam Reilly
Boeing's fuel-efficient Dreamliner 787 is making nonstop Boston-to-Tokyo air travel feasible for the first time.

Innovation Hub

Using Business Tools To Combat The World's Big Problems

By Kara Miller
We talk to experts about the rising tide of social entrepreneurship. Does it have the power to address some of the fundamental problems in society?

Health

Fighting Dengue Fever With Legos

By Cristina Quinn
Little Devices is addressing third-world problems with a technique MacGyver would love: tweaking common toys and gadgets to defuse illness and disability. But is the approach a step backwards?

World News

Italian Cruise Crash Survivor Tells His Story

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By Toni Waterman
The passengers of the Costa Concordia were unprepared to escape when the cruise ship ran aground, said Brandon Warrick.

Weather & National Disasters

Where Did The Money Go In Haiti?

AN ORPHANAGE SHAPED LIKE A 'B'

By Phillip Martin
Two years after the quake, some local Haitians have become frustrated with what they see as the slow progress of recovery.

Weather & National Disasters

In Haiti, An Orphanage Shaped Like A 'B'

By Toni Waterman
It’s been two years since a devastating magnitude-7 earthquake leveled much of Haiti, leaving over 300,000 dead. One of them was 19-year-old Rutland native Britney Gengel. Her family is working through its loss by picking up where Britney left off.

World News

Have We Lost Sight Of Peace?

By WGBH News
A former Bush State Department official said he wouldn't support invading Iraq if he could do it all over again — and wonders if peace is still the goal of our wars.

World News

Kim Jong-Il Is Dead At 69

By WGBH News & Wires
North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic leader has died. He was 69. A FRONTLINE documentary from 2003 provides some context for his rule.

Business

State's Innovation Economy Draws International Deals

By WGBH News
Gov. Deval Patrick is finishing his nine-day trade mission to South America excited by new collaborations with countries there.

World News

Egyptian Voters Cross Inked Fingers

THE WORLD: STORIES FROM EGYPT

By WGBH News
A "massive" number of Egyptian voters wonder whom the polls will bring to office in the countries first post-Mubarak elections.

War & Conflict

An Inside Look At Spaulding's Treatment Of Libyan War Victims

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By Jared Bowen
The fighting in Libya has taken its toll — and nowhere in the US is that impact more evident than at Spaulding Hospital in Salem, Mass. In October, the US State Department facilitated the transfer of wounded freedom fighters here.

LOCAL NEWS

Cardinal Bernard Law Retires, And Some Cheer

By WGBH News & Wires
"It's good to see the back of Cardinal Law," said one advocate for victims of clergy sex abuse.

WHERE WE LIVE

Chelsea: In Search Of Something Better

WHERE WE LIVE: COMPLETE SERIES
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By Toni Waterman
Whether 100 years ago or now, Chelsea draws immigrants from other countries determined to do better for themselves and their children.

INNOVATION

MIT Signs Historic Deal With New Russian Technology Hub

MIT HELPS BUILD THE 'SILICON VALLEY' OF RUSSIA

By Phillip Martin
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is teaming with a Russian government–sponsored foundation to build a world-class graduate school of technology, known as SkTech, just outside Moscow.

BOB SEAY DEBRIEFS

Afghanistan, 10 Years In

By Bob Seay
In the first of a series of conversations with our colleagues at "The World," Bob Seay discusses the state of Afghanistan with London correspondent Laura Lynch.

U.S.

Obama: 'War In Iraq Is Over'

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NPR COVERS THE IRAQ WAR

By The Associated Press
President Barack Obama announced that all U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Iraq by year's end.

Bob Seay Debriefs

Power In Libya: What’s Next?

FOLLOW LIBYA NEWS ON "THE WORLD"

By Bob Seay
With Gadhafi gone, people around the globe wonder what party or person will rise to the top in a country that finally has the chance for democratic rule. WGBH’s Bob Seay talked with Matthew Bell, Middle East correspondent for The World, about the future of Libyan politics.

WGBH 89.7 News

A Pioneering African Environmentalist's Legacy Lives On

By Bob Seay
Nobel Peace Prize-winning Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai died last month but the legacy of her mission is still alive. Maathai spoke about her life's work with WGBH back in 1990 for a series called Race to Save the Planet. Former Nova producer Linda Harrar offered this personal remembrance.

Remembrances

Remembering Steven Paul Jobs

WATCH THE WGBH STEVE JOBS 1990 INTERVIEW

By Bob Seay
We have a special remembrance of Apple's Steve Jobs in a superb WGBH interview from 1990. It's from a series called The Machine That Changed The World. In it, Jobs talks about how that revolutionary device, the Macintosh personal computer, came to be and the particular gifts of the people who made it a reality.

Boston

An Entrepreneur, A Soldier, A Refugee: Millennials And Sept. 11

SEPT. 11: A DAY OF REFLECTION, A DECADE OF STORIES

By Jess Bidgood
It may be too early to say how Sept. 11 affected the millennial generation, who came of age in its aftermath. But it did bring change, one person at a time. Here are three stories of youths whose lives were altered because of that day.

World News

From Hiding, Gadhafi Tells Libyans To Free Tripoli

By The Associated Press
A defiant Moammar Gadhafi vowed Wednesday to fight on "until victory or martyrdom" and called on residents of the Libyan capital and loyal tribesmen across his North African nation to free Tripoli from the "devils and traitors" who have overrun it.

PRI'S THE WORLD

Worcester World Cup Celebrates City's Immigrants

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By Hope Reese (The World)
Starting Friday, Worcester will host an event that’s a hallmark of many American cities with burgeoning immigrant populations: a World Cup soccer tournament.

World News

European Stocks Rebound As Banks Recover

By The Associated Press
European stocks rebounded Thursday as banks recouped some hefty losses despite ongoing concerns over their exposure to the debt of countries like Greece and Italy, while Wall Street was poised for a rebound following another rout.

Boston

Boston Somalis Help Famine At Home, Hoping For More Support

By Phillip Martin
Some Somalis in Boston say they have been trying for a long time to turn public attention to the famine in their homeland, to no avail. Some have concluded that they'll simply have to go it alone, although donations and attention from non-governmental organizations are increasing.

Economy

World Markets Sink Despite European Bond Action

By The Associated Press
A European Central Bank pledge to buy up Italian and Spanish bonds slashed the two countries' borrowing costs but most global stock markets sank again Monday following the downgrade of U.S. debt by Standard & Poor's.

World News

Area Somalis Disheartened By Low U.S. Interest In Famine

CONFLICT ZONE SLOWS AID FOR SOMALIA'S FAMINE VICTIMS

By Phillip Martin
The five to ten thousand Somalis living in Boston are trying to respond from afar to news of a devastating famine in their homeland.

World News

'Riot Dog' Is Back In Athens

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By Mark Memmott
When there are protests in the Greek capital, doggie demonstrator Loukanikos is usually in the middle of things. He's not the only socially active canine in the city, though. They're something of a symbol during the anti-austerity demonstrations.

Environment

Plans For Dams In Patagonia Draw Ire From Chileans

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By Annie Murphy
The government says the country needs more energy to keep developing and to support a power-intensive copper mining industry. But opponents say the dam project will destroy pristine wilderness. They are calling for a shift in attitudes toward energy and the environment.

Basic Black

New Revelations Released In Malcolm X Bio

WATCH AND JOIN THE CONVERSATION

Callie Crossley, Kim McLarin, Phillip Martin, and Peniel Joseph discuss new details of Malcolm X's life revealed in the book "Malcolm X: A Life Of Reinvention".

Boston

Area 9/11 Victims: 'It's A Day Of Remembrance'

ON THE COMMON, A CELEBRATION OF BIN LADEN'S DEMISE

By Jess Bidgood and Sean Corcoran
The news of Osama bin Laden's death ricocheted around the world Sunday night, leaving families of 9/11 victims and soldiers killed in the War on Terror with an unimaginable amount to process.

World News

Harvard Scholar Elected Tibetan Exiles Leader

By The Associated Press
A Harvard legal scholar who has been elected the next prime minister of Tibet's government-in-exile is vowing to continue Tibet's struggle for autonomy.

Maria Hinojosa: One-On-One

Skip Gates And Ilan Stavans

WATCH A PREVIEW

In 2003, Latinos surpassed African Americans as the largest minority group in the US. What does the future hold for these two communities? Watch this conversation with leading cultural thinkers, Henry Louis Gates and Ilan Stavans.

Black In Latin America

Gates Explores African Roots In Latin America

VIEW SCHEDULES AND CLIPS

Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the connections between decendents of Africa and Latin America. The four part series premieres Tuesday, April 19 at 8pm on WGBH 2.

World News

Major Earthquake Hits Off Japan's Coast

By NPR Staff and Wires
Japan was hit by a strong earthquake and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

Independent Lens

Pushing the Elephant

WATCH

Congolese refugee Rose Mapendo, who settled in Phoenix in 2000 with nine of her 10 children and has since become an advocate for refugees, reunites with the child she left behind, Nangabire, after 13 years apart.

Nova

Japan's Killer Quake

WATCH A PREVIEW

An in-depth, Nova special on the science behind Japan’s catastrophic March 11, 2011 earthquake.

María Hinojosa: One-On-One

Legendary Activist Dolores Huerta

WATCH

An interview with legendary activist Dolores Huerta who co-founded the United Farm Workers of America with César Chávez.

Boston

Fukushima Crisis Puts New Eyes On MIT Nuclear Reactor

By Phillip Martin
Japan’s frantic effort to cool down a damaged nuclear facility has thrust nuclear power reactors back into the public’s imagination here in the United States. That’s bringing attention to New England's Pilgrim and Vermont Yankee plants — but also to a little-noticed reactor in Massachusetts.

Around the Nation

Pickpocketing: An Art That's Stealing Away

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By NPR Staff
Few crimes have disappeared as dramatically as pickpocketing. These days, law enforcement officials don't even track statistics on pickpockets. What happened to it?

Global Hit

Gadhafi’s Zenga Zenga Hip-Hop Remix

WHO'LL FILL VOID IF GADHAFI FALLS?

By Daniel Estrin
The Internet is ablaze with a racy hip-hop remix poking fun at Gaddafi’s infamous balcony appearance last week.

Frontline

The Brothers

WATCH

Veteran Middle East correspondent Charles Sennott of GlobalPost lands in Cairo for FRONTLINE to take a hard look at Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood--the most well-organized and powerful of the country's opposition groups--as a new fight for power in Egypt begins to takes shape.

The World

Sri Lanka’s Unifying Cuisines

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SRI LANKAN RECIPES

By Ike Sriskandarajah
Even during the height of the Sri Lankan civil war, Sinhalese and Tamils were able to come together on a few things. One of those was food. Get a tour of Sri Lankan cuisine and find some mouth watering recipes.

Boston

Boston-Area Egyptians Look Ahead With Resolve

By Jess Bidgood
Egyptians living in the Boston area this weekend joined their countrymen in processing the joy, challenges and questions left behind by Hosni Mubarak's departure from the Egyptian presidency on Friday.

Boston

In Boston, Egyptians Celebrate Mubarak's Departure

By Jess Bidgood
Egyptians in Boston are celebrating resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Amira Hussein grew up in Cairo, but has lived in Boston for four years while she works on a Ph. D. at Boston University. Walking through the city, she was positively jubilant.

The Emily Rooney Show

Back From Egypt, Mass. Man Waits To See Sons

NPR: EGYPT PROTESTS CONTINUE

By Jess Bidgood
Manchester's Colin Bower is trying to get his sons back from Egypt after his ex-wife allegedly kidnapped them in 2009. Bower watched millions of people take to the streets of Cairo this weekend, protesting the 30-year-rein of their president, as he waited fruitlessly to visit his sons.

Local Voices

The Afghanistan War: The Status Quo?

By Kelly Bates
We can’t imagine America without the Afghanistan War even though we have done almost everything possible to eliminate terrorism -- except for declare peace. We are numb to this war and it's time to snap out of it.

Local Voices

Leaving Afghan Women In The Lurch

By Kerry Healey
The lives of Afghan women and girls—and their very right to be treated as humans—is in danger of becoming a bargaining chip to achieve a so-called “political solution” with the Taliban in order to expedite withdrawal.

World News

In China, Looking For Mr. Right (Or Right Enough)

FULL STORY

By Rob Gifford
Just underneath China's modern, shiny surface, many aspects of life are still very traditional.

World News

Modern Zapatistas in Mexico Remain Determined

Mexico celebrates 200 years of independence today, and this year also marks 100 years since the Mexican Revolution. Today, the Zapatistasan army of indigenous campesinos, remain determined as their movement continues its slow course. The World’s Grant Fuller has the story.

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