PRI's The World - July 4, 2008 Today on The World: Barack Obama's shifting stance on getting US troops out of Iraq; The story of interned Japanese-Americans during WWII who turned to baseball; and Spain's unofficial national anthem.
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PRI's The World - July 3, 2008 Today on The World: Ingrid Betancourt is reunited with her family in Bogota after being held hostage for more than 6 years by Colombia's FARC rebels; Rio's police get a primer on ethics and human rights; A Japanese musician living in Paris layers electronic music with Japanese pop sounds.
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PRI's The World - July 2, 2008 Today on The World: Betancourt 'rescued in Colombia'; presidential candidate John McCain visits Colombia; and port restrictions in China lead to a shortage of fireworks in the U.S. ahead of the July 4th holiday.
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Biofuels to blame for rising food prices A leaked World Bank report claims 75 percent of the increases in the price of wheat can be attributed to biofuel production. Stephen Beard reports.
Support for wave energy swells Drawing power from the ocean could meet as much as 10 percent of the U.S.'s power needs, but some who make their living on the water worry harnessing it will leave them high and dry. Elizabeth Wynne Johnson reports.
Zapping trash with man-made lightning With landfill space at a premium, a machine that vaporizes trash into seems like a miracle. But does it send the wrong message in our disposable-loving economy? Janet Babin reports.
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean police said they expect about 35,000 to gather on Saturday for a protest against a U.S. beef import deal and the polices of the new president, whose government has faced a crisis due to the weeks of street rallies.
Changes ahead for Indian River Community College
Indian River Community College is getting a new name, that's a permanent change, the institution will also be getting a new president, which may be a temporary change.
Wood density holds key to Stradivarius sweet sound
LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers using a medical scanner have worked out why a Stradivarius violin sounds so good -- it is because of the remarkably even density of the wood.
World Headlines
Film of Zimbabwe 'vote-rigging' New evidence of vote-rigging in Zimbabwe's presidential election emerges in a secret film by a prison guard. Video shows daring Colombian raid Colombia releases video of the audacious raid that freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt, as she returns to France. Canada ruling boosts US deserter A Canadian court orders a review of a US army deserter's failed asylum bid, in a case that may affect scores of others.
