PRI's The World - November 28, 2008 Today on The World: The latest on the attacks in Mumbai; Why some Americans are job-hunting in Dubai; And is anti-Semitism on the rise in Spain?
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PRI's The World - November 27, 2008 Today on The World: The latest on the still chaotic scene in Mumbai, India, after yesterday's attacks in the city; Also, a conversation about how the attacks could affect India and it's image abroad; Plus, why American corn may be too popular in Southern Africa.
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PRI's The World - November 26, 2008 Today on The World: What keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates means for the incoming Obama administration; also, what Lebanon's top political parties hope to learn from a student government election; and why everyone's looking for a mysterious meteorite in western Canada.
Commentary: Teaching In My Dreams
If you haven't said it, you've certainly heard the complaint about Texas schools: "Too much teaching to the (TAKS) test." Commentator Tom Dodge shares your frustration.
Study finds childhood sleep terrors inherited
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday.
World Headlines
Clinton named secretary of state US President-elect Barack Obama names former rival Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, as she vows to give her all. India makes protest to Pakistan India summons Pakistan's high commissioner to protest over groups it claims carried out deadly attacks in Mumbai. Soldiers rampage at Harare bank Dozens of troops have run amok in the Zimbabwean capital Harare after losing their temper while queuing for money at a bank.
Black Friday draws unruly crowds A stampede of Black Friday shoppers trampled a man to death on Long Island, and two shoppers were shot to death in a toy store near Palm Springs. In spite of the crowds, some analysts said sales were down. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.
What will OPEC do next? OPEC ministers are meeting to discuss plummeting oil prices. They are expected to call for a production cut. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports that doesn't mean the OPEC member countries will actually do it.
New E.U. law to require safer chemicals Chemical producers have until Monday to comply with a sweeping European law requiring proof that products they export are safe. Sarah Gardner reports.
Rochester resident and retired St. John Fisher professor Roz Baum entered a mail-in sweepstakes and got more than she bargained for.
