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BCUC is an acronym that stands for Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness. Band members are based in Soweto and Johannesburg, and they sing in all 11 official languages of South Africa. BCUC epitomizes the plurality of South Africa. Host Marco Werman speaks to lead singer “Jovi” Zabani Nkosi.

Kenya’s Parliament approved the deployment of 1,000 police officers to Haiti, to lead a multinational force to help deal with the rise in gang violence. But the same day, the country’s High Court temporarily blocked the deployment amid a legal challenge from opposition politicians. The World’s Halima Gikandi reports on the debate in Kenya over sending police to Haiti. 

​​On Sunday, just days after declaring Yemen’s waters off limits for Israeli shipping, Yemen’s Houthi rebels hijacked a ship, the Galaxy Leader, with links to Israel. The 25 crew members of this Japanese-managed, British-owned ship are being held hostage. Host Marco Werman speaks with Brian Carter at the American Enterprise Institute about the capture, and about the Yemeni group’s regional intenti...

Since the start of the war in Gaza, communication blackouts have become common. Without phones, people can't call for an ambulance or let their families know they are alive. It hampers aid workers. But Dina Temple-Raston, the host of the podcast, "Click Here," reports that one man has found a work around.

Across Brazil, there are thousands of quilombos people descended from escaped African slaves. Over the last few hundred years, they built settlements in remote areas of the country. But today, only a few hundred have titles to their land. From the coastal city of Porto Alegre, Michael Fox reports on the quilombos communities that are under threat. 

An Italian tribunal on Monday convicted 207 people connected to one of the world's most powerful organized crime groups. The court also acquitted 131 others in the "maxi-trial." Host Marco Werman has details about the verdict in the ’ndrangheta trial.

Rosalynn Carter wasn't your typical first lady when her husband took office. She often acted as a presidential envoy, taking solo trips to Latin America and meeting with foreign leaders to promote human rights. After President Jimmy Carter's presidency, the couple traveled the world advancing global health projects and monitoring elections. Host Marco Werman speaks to Kate Andersen Brower, the aut...

Javier Milei, a libertarian economist, won Argentina's presidency on Sunday. A former TV personality with virtually no political experience, Milei has promised drastic reforms for a nation struggling under an economic crisis. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's Tibisay Zea.

Over the weekend, officials from Qatar said progress had been made on a potential deal to release some of the nearly 240 hostages Hamas took captive from Israel on Oct. 7. The agreement would reportedly mean that Hamas would set free around 50 women and children and in return, Israel would agree to a temporary ceasefire of several days. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Tel Aviv. 

Australia's annual Garage Sale Trail is the Godzilla of all garage sales. Every November, over the course of 2 weekends, there are more than 15,000 garage sales held across the country. The World's Sarah Birnbaum hits the trail to see what she can score. 

The Dubai Air Show's strong sales support the airlines’ optimistic outlook for future air travel. But there's been little acknowledgement that the industry needs to work to reduce its carbon footprint, currently 3.5% of the world's carbon emissions. The World's host Carol Hills speaks with Dan Rutherford of the International Council on Clean Transportation about how the airline industry calculates...

American Samoa's national men's soccer team got billed as the "world's worst soccer team" after losing a game 0-31 in 2001. They spent years working to score a goal and win a game. Now, Academy Award-winning director Taika Waititi is telling the team's story in a scripted comedy. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Somali Bantu refugees began arriving in Maine about 20 years ago, fleeing civil war in their home country. Many have put down roots in central Maine, where several hundred people cultivate plots on a community farm. This year, Somali Bantu farmers offered two pallet loads of produce to members of the Mi’kmaq Nation, in a first of its kind food exchange. Maine Public Radio’s Ari Snider has the stor...

This week, a cargo flight out of John F. Kennedy Airport in New York was forced to turn around because a horse onboard got loose. It escaped its stall and could not be wrangled. As it turns out, shipping horses via airplane is far more common than you might think. It usually goes off without a hitch. To learn more, The World's host Carol Hills talks with Bastian Schröeder of EquiJet, a company tha...

Thailand's prime minister attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco this week. He's been there in part to build interest in a mega-project: a shortcut, inspired by the Panama Canal, that would allow seafaring cargo to travel over a narrow Thai isthmus dividing the Pacific and Indian Oceans. Some call it a game changer, but skeptics tell The World’s Patrick Winn...

Aid agencies say that deliveries of basic humanitarian goods into Gaza are practically nonexistent. The United Nations is warning that starvation is an immediate possibility. Israel’s Cabinet approved a plan today to send two daily shipments of fuel into the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, the Israeli military says its forces in northern Gaza have been battling Hamas militants, finding weapons in schools,...

Guatemala is facing political turmoil following legal challenges posed at the country's president-elect. On Thursday, prosecutors moved to remove Bernardo Arévalo and his party members of their immunity for allegedly making social media posts encouraging students to take over a university last year. The World's host Carol Hills spoke with Will Freeman, a fellow for Latin America studies at the Cou...

An estimated 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities remain imprisoned in China, four years after the country claimed to have closed a network of "re-education camps" in the country's far western Xinjiang region. The World's Durrie Bouscaren spoke to a survivor who served time in the system, and to Uyghur activists who fear a thaw in US-China relations will mean their loved ones could be for...

Access to clean water in Gaza has always been challenging but the war has made it even worse. Israel has reportedly cut off the water that it supplied to Gaza via pipeline and has also severely limited the fuel that’s needed to run desalination plants. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports that that has left some 2 million people in the Gaza Strip with little to no water.

Negotiators are working on a deal to release a large group of hostages taken by Hamas. US President Joe Biden has expressed optimism about being close to an agreement. Even if some or all are freed, it won't change how deeply Israelis have been affected by the events of Oct. 7. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Jerusalem.

Ociel Baena made history in Mexico for becoming the first openly non-binary person to assume a judicial position and they were one of the first in the country to receive a passport with a non-binary marker. But Baena was found dead in their home this week, and the LGBTQ community is demanding a full investigation. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

Anna Politkovskaya was an enterprising reporter who covered Russia's brutal war in Chechnya. She was assassinated in 2006. It is widely believed that the Kremlin, even President Vladimir Putin, could be linked to the slaying. Her killer was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2014, but now he's out. He enrolled to fight in Ukraine and in return for his service he was freed early. Host Marco Werman...

Australian Amber Harris had the best excuse ever for why she couldn't make it to work. A 1,300-pound southern elephant seal was blocking her way. Host Marco Werman has the story.

In Port-au-Prince, an armed gang surrounded a hospital on Wednesday, trapping women, children and newborns. Haiti's National Police eventually arrived with three armored trucks to transfer those held inside to somewhere safe. Host Marco Werman talks about the depth of gang control in Haiti with Michael Deibert, a journalist and author of the book: "Haiti Will Not Perish."

After a historic meeting with President Joe Biden outside San Francisco on Wednesday, Chinese leader  Xi Jinping said his country was ready to be a partner and friend of the United States. US Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns had a ringside seat to the summit. The World's host Marco Werman and Ambassador Burns discussed whether the four-hour summit changed the fundamental dynamics of the superpow...