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In many countries around the world, environmental activism is a dangerous job — even deadly. According to a new report from Global Witness, a human rights organization, last year, 227 environmental activists around the world were killed — that's the highest number recorded yet. Host Carol Hills talks with Bogota, Colombia-based reporter, Manuel Rueda.

Brazil's president, Jair Bolsanaro, has a message for social media companies: Keep your hands off our posts. Bolsonaro is temporarily banning a number of platforms from taking down content, even if it violates company rules, which means disinformation would remain online that could help Bolsonaro's political fortunes: he is running for reelection next year. Yet social media platforms can be notori...

Migrants from the Middle East and Africa come to Calais in northern France hoping to make it across the channel to the United Kingdom. Many recently have been arriving from Afghanistan. A photographer who lives in Calais, and who himself made the journey from Afghanistan, is trying to help them in any way he can. Rebecca Rosman tagged along with Abdul Saboor recently as he met new arrivals in Cala...

Mexican immigration officials and National Guard soldiers have been chasing and detaining groups of migrants attempting to leave the southern state of Chiapas. According to human rights observers, authorities are systematically separating parents from children and physically assaulting men. The World’s Latin America correspondent Jorge Valencia reports. 

The IG Nobel prizes honor silly science experiments that "make you laugh and then make you think." The winner in the Transportation Research category does exactly that by exploring the merits of hanging rhinoceroses upside down. The World's Sarah Birnbaum explains that the experiment isn't just strange, it's also essential for conservation.

Yesterday, police raided a museum in Hong Kong devoted to preserving the memory of the 1989 massacre of protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. Professor Sharon Yam, a diasporic Hong Konger who teaches at the University of Kentucky, tells host Marco Werman about the June 4 museum, and how the police raid fits into an expanding pattern of repression in Hong Kong.

Afghan musician and resident of New York City for the past three decades, Quraishi, discusses his feelings about his home country and his adopted city on the anniversary of 9/11.

A series of murders in Germany in the early 2000s led to a trial that lasted 438 days. Members of a neo-Nazi cell from a group called the National Socialist Underground were eventually convicted of the crimes. But the investigation and trial took a very long time, and many questions were left unanswered. Stephanie Wolf reports from Weimar on a new play that recreates the trial in a 17-day performa...

Over the last year, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko have met six times. This time, the two leaders announced concrete steps which will lead to further economic integration between the two countries. For years, many have speculated that Russia and Belarus are edging closer toward political integration, as well. Host Marco Werman speaks with Alex...

The women's final in the US Open is generating a lot of buzz. Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez are squaring off. It's the first time since 1999 that the final match features two teenagers. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with sports writer and journalist Shira Springer about the pressures female tennis athletes face as they gain fame and success.

Twenty years after 9/11, terror persists across Africa. The last time the Taliban was in power, they gave safe haven to terrorist groups, like al-Qaeda, which planned deadly attacks across East Africa. Today, al-Qaeda and al-Qaeda-allied groups, like al-Shabab, continue to pose a threat across the continent. The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

For Ben Rhodes, like for so many others, 9/11 was a life changing event. At the time, he was a graduate student in New York, studying creative writing, but soon after he went down to Washington, and started on a path that led him towards being an integral part of the Obama administration. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ben Rhodes, about the last 20 years since 9/11, and about his perspective on the...

The Taliban have announced a new interim government. This is the first real glimpse the world is getting at what their governance in Afghanistan in 2021 might look like. Islam is the key pillar of the group's vision, but which version, and based on what interpretation? The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.

Elvis Costello has a new album, but you won't hear his voice on it. His classic release, “This Year's Model,” just got a remix with vocalists from across the Spanish-singing world. Marco Werman speaks to Elvis Costello and Grammy award-winning producer Sebastian Krys about "Spanish Model."

Only 3% of the world’s refugees end up attending college or pursuing other forms of post-secondary education, according to a recent UN study. Now, many countries are anticipating the arrival of Afghan refugees, including children at all grade levels. Reporter Ben James heard how one woman experienced the education system here — after arriving as a young girl, part of a large group of Somali refuge...

The events of 9/11 touched the lives of just about everyone here in the US —  especially Muslims. Twenty years ago, Khalid Latif was a sophomore at New York University. He's now the executive director and chaplain for the Islamic Center at New York University. He shares with The World's host Marco Werman experiences of being surveilled and profiled while working as chaplain for the NYPD.

Soon after 9/11, the US created a centralized terrorist watchlist. It’s a major tool used by many local and federal agencies to see if people they encounter are “known or suspected terrorists.” The World’s Monica Campbell reports on how the watchlist has grown since 9/11 and concerns about its unintended consequences.

Twenty years ago today, Afghanistan's most famous anti-Taliban guerrilla fighter, Ahmad Shah Massoud, was killed. He led a pocket of resistance from the north of Kabul in the hard-to-penetrate Panjshir Valley, an area that the Taliban say they have again recaptured. We look back at the legacy of Massoud.

The first non-military flight out of Kabul's international airport has taken off. The flight was also the first evacuation of foreign nationals, including Americans, out of Afghanistan. The airport was not operational in the wake of the US withdrawal on August 30th. Since then, the Qatari and Turkish governments have stepped in to restore the airport. The World's host Marco Werman has more.

The fighting in Ethiopia's northern region of Tigray began about 10 months ago. Ethiopian government troops have been battling Tigrayan rebels, as tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced. But now, the conflict is spreading beyond the Tigray region into other parts of the country, as The World's Halima Gikandi reports.

Zimbabwe has issued an ultimatum to its state employees: get the COVID-19 vaccine or resign. Zimbabwean Justice Minister Ziyambi Ziyambi made the plea on local radio. Zimbabwe employs about 300,000 civil servants. The government in Harare has already made it mandatory for people to get vaccinated to go to markets, gyms, restaurants and university exams. Host Marco Werman speaks with the Zimbabwe A...

A network of 1,500 environmental groups are calling on the British government to delay the UN climate summit scheduled for November in Glasgow, Scotland. They're worried that delegates from vulnerable nations won't be able to attend due to travel restrictions, lack of access to vaccines and the cost of quarantine hotels. The UK government has pledged to provide vaccinations for all accredited atte...

French actor and New Wave cinema poster boy Jean-Paul Belmondo has died at the age of 88. Host Marco Werman pays homage with music from Martial Solal's soundtrack to "Breathless," the film that made Belmondo a star.

"Quack quack" is likely what you're used to hearing from a duck. Now, researchers have found a human-reared musk duck in Australia who seems to quack the words, "you bloody fool." In a newly published paper, researchers reviewed 34-year-old recordings made of the musk duck named Ripper, who, instead of just the normal sounds of a waterfowl species, engaged in an aggressive display, and uniquely mi...

Myanmar's self-declared government, opposed to the military that took power in a coup last February, has called for a "defensive war" against the junta. The National Unity Government called for a nationwide strike, hoping to weaken the military's grip on the country. The World's Patrick Winn says the leader of the opposition has also encouraged armed civilians to target the military.