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January 07, 2011
• Britain Beefs Up London Airport and Railway Security Over Feared Terrorist Plot. Food From Germany Contaminated With Dioxin Spreads Across Europe. Wrap Up of Ashes Series in Australia. India and South Africa Cricket Rivalry Growing. Week on the Web. "Huckleberry Finn" and Other Books Censored Over the Years. Viewer Reaction to Assassination of Pakistani Provincial Governor. Parting Shots of the Unexpected.


January 06, 2011
• Ireland Bookmaker Offering Odds on Location of Next Mass Bird Death. "British Medical Journal" Calls Study Linking Vaccinations to Autism an Elaborate Fraud. Egypt Security Forces On High Alert for Coptic Christmas in Wake of New Year's Church Bombing. New York City Debates Ban on Smoking in Parks. Connector of the Day Maz Jobrani. Homeless Man With Golden Voice Now Sensation.


January 05, 2011
• Pakistani Governor's Assassination Divides Nation; Floods Isolate Australian Town; Global Food Prices Hit All-Time High; Many Germans Find Way Around Smoking Bans


January 04, 2011
• Turmoil in Pakistan; Floods Devastate Australia


January 03, 2011
• Australia's Floods Could Last Weeks; African Leaders Make Another Push to Get Ivory Coast President to Step Down; Thousands of Birds Drop Dead From Sky


December 31, 2010
• Disappearing Languages; The 75th Anniversary of Monopoly


December 30, 2010
• Violence Looms in Ivory Coast; Disaster in Australia; No Water in Ireland


December 29, 2010
• Turmoil in the Ivory Coast; The Big Gasoline Strike; Education in Zimbabwe


December 28, 2010
• Doing Business in Russia; West African Leaders Try to Persuade Leader of Ivory Coast to Step Down


December 27, 2010
• Thousands of Passengers Stranded; Interview With Pavel Khodorkovsky


December 24, 2010
• Special: Connectors of the Day


December 23, 2010
• Tensions Escalate on the Korean Peninsula; Tricks of the Trade


December 22, 2010
• Exodus of Christians


December 21, 2010
• Global Travel Gridlock; Interview with Gordon Brown


December 20, 2010
• Arctic Blast Strands Thousands; Korean Peninsula Crisis; Google's Damage Control in France


December 17, 2010
• Mission to North Korea; Japan Revamps its Military Forces; Barack Obama Signs Tax Cut Deal; The Threat from North Korea; United Nations Calls for Lauren Gbagbo to Step Down; Julian Assange Calls Swedish Charges "Smear Campaign." Chinese Premier Makes Trade Deal With Pakistan. Are US Attempts to Rebuild War-Torn Afghanistan Paying Off? Champions League World Cup Draw and Club World Cup Football. Week on the Web.


December 16, 2010
• WikiLeaks Founder Granted Bail; Will Assange Be Extradited to the United States?; "Significant But Fragile;" Saying Goodbye to Larry King; Deadly Clashes in Ivory Coast; Adviser to Disputed President Gbagbo Wants International Community to Recognize Him as Winner. India and China Made Trade Deal. Re-Connector of the Day Ricky Martin. Connecting Voices Share Thoughts on Larry King.


December 15, 2010
• The Situation on the Korean Peninsula; Liberia's Rape Epidemic; Facebook Map Shows World Connected by Friendships. US Launches Lawsuit Against BP. US Troop Surge Helps Afghan Town Kandahar. No Real Strategic Improvement in Afghanistan. Mark Zuckerberg named "Time" Magazine's Person of the Year. Parting Shots of Protests Around the World.


December 14, 2010
• Truth and Reconciliation in Liberia; Wikileaks Founder Granted Bail


December 13, 2010
• CNN Exclusive: Darfur; Sweden's First Suicide Bombing; Afghanistan: 2010; New Yorker Finds Fame in Japan; Most Viral Videos of 2010; Connector of the Day PJ O'Rourke; Parting Shots of Nature Wreaking Havoc


December 10, 2010
• A Profile of Liu Xiaobo; China Censors News of Nobel Peace Prize; Meet the AirPod


December 09, 2010
• Strategy of Web Hacktivists; Rage in the Streets of London; United Nations Tries to Save Rainforests


December 08, 2010
• Are Middle East Peace Talks Dead?; Operation Payback; Preserving the Blue Mountains


December 07, 2010
• Julian Assange Appears in Court; Nobel Ceremony Boycott; Montana's Melting Glaciers


December 06, 2010
• Progress on Climate Change


December 03, 2010
• Global Fallout from WikiLeaks Revelations; More WikiLeaks Documents Posted; Experts Speculate on Long Term Impact Leaked Documents Will Have on Foreign Relations; Responses to Leaked Documents Equally Startling; Viewer's Thoughts on WikiLeaks; Long-Term Effects of Oil Spills


December 02, 2010
• The Latest WikiLeaks Revelations; Russia to Host World Cup in 2018; Qatar Also Wins World Cup Bid


December 01, 2010
• New WikiLeaks Revelations; America's Favorite Pastime Goes Green


November 30, 2010
• What WikiLeaks Documents Reveal about North Korea; Investigation of FIFA; Latest WikiLeaks Disclosures


November 29, 2010
• The WikiLeaks Revelations and Iran; Who Should We Believe in Jordan?; Yemen's Water Shortage


November 25, 2010
• In the Line of Fire on Yeonpyeong; Containing Cholera in Haiti; How Intelligent is Man's Best Friend?; Researchers Study Canine Cognition. Three Teens Rescued After Two Months at Sea. Connector of the Day Condoleezza Rice. British Prime Minister Launches Survey on National Well- Being. Parting Shots of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.


November 24, 2010
• Ireland's Four Year Plan; Is Portugal Next?; Airport Security; Communicating with Bonobos


November 23, 2010
• Tensions in Korea; Pakistan President Agrees to Pardon Pakistani Woman Sentenced for Blasphemy; Mine Rescue; William and Kate Set a Date. In Age of Internet, Viewership of Royal Wedding Could Top Charles' and Diana's. Replicas of Royal Engagement Ring Selling Well in New York. Diana's Dress Designer Speculates on Kate's Dress. The Intelligence of Lemurs. Connector of the Day Genevieve Nnaji. Viewers Respond to North Korea's Attack on South Korea. Parting Shots of Relics That Have Become Treasures.


November 22, 2010
• Ireland Takes a Bailout; The Financial Crisis in Europe; Cholera Epidemic Worsens in Haiti; Cambodia Stampede


November 19, 2010
• NATO Agreement on Missile Defense System; America's Exit Strategy from Afghanistan; Urban Planet: Building Infrastructure in Iraq


November 18, 2010
• World Protests Death Sentence for a Christian in Pakistan; Does Ireland Need A Bailout?; Things Looking Up in Mumbai


November 17, 2010
• Unrest in Haiti; Will Ireland Get a Bailout?; Urban Planet: Cities and the Brain


November 16, 2010
• Prince William and Kate Middleton Reveal What Was Behind Their 2007 Split. British Royal Weddings. Princess Diana's Biographer Comments on Engagement. Reactions from the Commonwealth. Online Reaction to Royal Engagement. Neighborhood Facelift Brightens Lives in Rio.


November 15, 2010
• British Couple Released by Somali Pirates; Will Ireland Need A Bailout?; Greek Debt Crisis Worsens; Urban Planet: Lagos, Nigeria


November 12, 2010
• Cholera Outbreak Spreads in Haiti; Interview with Ayad Allawi; Will Aung San Su Kyi Be Released?


November 11, 2010
• Iraq's Power Sharing Agreement; G20 Divisions; Beauty in the Air


November 10, 2010
• Tension at the G20 Summit; The Case for Quantitative Easing; Latest Details on Package Bombs from Yemen


November 09, 2010
• George W. Bush Defends Waterboarding; Alleged Child Trafficking Ring; Bribery in Freight Shipping Countries


November 08, 2010
• Pakistan Against Permanent U.N. Security Council Seat for India; Security of Air Travel


November 05, 2010
• Haiti Faces Third National Emergency; Internet Used to Inspire Terror Attacks; New York City Council May Ban Sexually Harassing Behavior


November 04, 2010
• Human Trafficking; Plane Rips Apart; The Story of a Child Slave


November 03, 2010
• Impact of Midterm Elections in the U.S.; Parcel Bombings in Athens; The Risks of Air Freight; Ladies First in New Delhi's Subway


November 02, 2010
• Change is Coming to Washington; Germany on High Alert; Ugandan Blogger Speaks Out


November 01, 2010
• Behind the Latest Terror Plot; Washington's Involvement in Yemen


October 29, 2010
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October 28, 2010
• Mohammed Tops List of Most Popular Names in England, Wales; What's Driving Modern-Day Electric Cars?; Does the Lisbon Treaty Need Modification?


October 27, 2010
• Debate Over Airport Security; At the Epicenter of the Indonesian Earthquake; Jay Leno's Cars; : Mexican Border Town Abandoned Due to Drug Violence. Tape, Supposedly From Bin Laden, Warns France Could Be Top Target. US Shows Off New Detention Center at Parwan, Hoping to End Rumors of "Black Prisons." Canadian Detainee at Guantanamo Pleads Guilty. Famed Bond Car on Auction Block. Christie's Auctioning Darth Vader Costume. Michael Caine Discusses His New Memoir, "The Elephant to Hollywood." Parting Shots of New Species Discovered in Amazon.


October 26, 2010
• Fears of A Nationwide Cholera Outbreak in Haiti; Toll from the Earthquake in Indonesia; Interview with Harrison Ford ; Calls for Curfews in Mexican Cities to Combat Drug Cartel Violence; Reporters Without Borders Releases Press Freedom Index; Crackdowns in Yemen Concern Journalists. The Life and Death of Paul the Octopus; Parting Shots of Shoes Tossed in Protest


October 25, 2010
• The Latest on the Cholera Outbreak in Haiti; The Power of the Fan


October 22, 2010
• WikiLeaks Set to Release New Documents on War in Iraq; Reintegrating Fighters Into New Afghanistan; Reaction to France's Approval of Pension Reform


October 21, 2010
• Saudi Arms Deal; French Strikes Continue; The Boy Mechanics of Afghanistan; Canadian Air Force Colonel Sentenced to Life for 88 Charges Including Murder, Rape, and Sexual Assault. Iraqi Rowing Team Teaches American Military How to Row. History of Iraq's Olympic Performance. Matthew McConaughey Shares How He Balances Family and Fame. Viewers Respond to French Strikes Over Change in Retirement Age. Russian Spy No Longer Under Cover.


October 20, 2010
• British Government Announces Budget Cuts; Growing Anger in France; Calls for Hanging Homosexuals in Uganda


October 19, 2010
• France on Strike; The Future of High Speed Rail; New Technology Against IEDs


October 18, 2010
• Interview with Chile's President; Show of Strength in the Congo; Is Osama bin Laden in Pakistan?; Viewers Asked to Make Global Connections Between South Korea and Poland. British Newspaper Has Video of Two FIFA Executive Committee Members Allegedly Agreeing to Exchange Votes for Compensation on World Cup Location. A Look at Bidding Process for World Cup Locations. Afghan and Pakistani Agricultural Ministers Tour US Farm for Help in Crop Production. Parting Shots of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's World Tour.


October 15, 2010
• Impact of U.K. Spending Cuts on NATO; Reaction to Condoleezza Rice; Legalization and the Mexican Drug Cartels; Some Rescued Miners Released From Hospital With More to Soon Follow. Global Connections Between Angola and Australia. Sports Stars Connecting Angola and Australia. Liverpool Football Club Sold to Boston Red Sox Owner. World's Longest Tunnel Completed. Engineering Marvels Connecting the World. Impact Engineering Wonders Has on Sightseeing.


October 14, 2010
• Chilean Miners Ready to Go Home/George Clooney Crusades for Sudan


October 13, 2010
• Live Coverage of Chilean Mine Rescue; Twenty-Third Miner Brought to Surface; Mine Disaster Illuminates Inequalities in Chile; A Look at Mining Globally and Which Countries Have Best and Worst Safety Records; How The World Follows Rescue in Digital Age; Psychologist Looks at Emotions of Miners and Families; Twenty-Fourth Miner Brought to Surface


October 12, 2010
• No Easy Journey for Trapped Chilean Miners. After Rescue, Miners to be Medically Treated Like Astronauts Returning from Space. Chilean President Speaks Live from San Jose Mine. Rescue Set to Begin in Two Hours; Marijuana and Money


October 11, 2010
• Impact of Foreign Troops in Afghanistan; Afghan Government Attempts to Bargain with the Taliban; Rescue of Chilean Miners Imminent


October 08, 2010
• China's Fury Over the Nobel Peace Prize; Cleaning Up the Toxic Spill; Interview with Creator of "It Gets Better" Project; The Final Push to Reach 33 Trapped Miners in Chile; Making Global Connections Between Opposite Ends of the Silk Road; Boston Red Sox Owners Get Green Light to Purchase Liverpool FC; Manchester United's Ryan Giggs Shares About a Career That Spans Two Decades; Viewers Comment on Nobel Peace Prize Winner Liu Xiaobo; World Championship of Sand Sculpting in Parting Shots


October 07, 2010
• Toxic Spill Spreads; Will the Taliban Talk?; Young Girl Commits Suicide after Being Bullied; Rescuers Inch Closer to 33 Trapped Miners in Chile. Bloggers Change the Way Fashion Does Business. The Meeting of the Minds Between Hollywood and Fashion. Liza Minnelli Talks About Her New Album, "Confessions." "Glee" Cast Surpasses Beatles for Most Hits on Billboard's Hot 100. Chinese Pop Star Makes Global Connection With Turkey.


October 06, 2010
• The Future of the Liverpool Football Club; Toxic Oil Spill in Hungary; Bully-Proofing Children; Rescuers Could Reach Trapped Chilean Miners Today, But There's a Catch. Former Colombian Hostage Ingrid Betancourt Shares Her Experiences. Palestinian Authority Prime Minister and International Olympic Committee Head Meet in Unlikely Place -- a Football Pitch. New Film Shows How Two California Surfers Help Bring Peace to Palestinians Through Surfing. Two Viewers Make a Global Connection from the Heart. Parting Shots of the Nobel Winners. Viewer Comments on Vatican's Statement Against In-Vitro Fertilization.


October 05, 2010
• The Sentencing of A Terrorist; The Role of Drone Strikes in the Afghan War; Man's Best Friend Helps Stop Illegal Ivory Trade; How To Stop Bullying; India Has Plan to Fill Empty Stadiums at Commonwealth Games. When It Comes to Commonwealth Games Security, India Doesn't Monkey Around. What Food Says About Different Cultures Around the World. Zimbabwean Cricketer Henry Olonga Talks About Facing Treason Charges for Standing Up Against His Government. Parting Shots of London's Potential Future Due to Climate Change


October 04, 2010
• U.S., Britain, Japan, Sweden Issue Terror Travel Warning


October 01, 2010
• U.N. Report on the Congo; Pervez Musharraf's Bid for A New Role in Pakistan; The Links Between Canada and the Ivory Coast; The Fight for Equal Pay for Women


September 30, 2010
• Crisis in Ecuador; Irish Government Deals with Debt Crisis; The Impact of Crisis in the Eurozone; Charges of Doping Against Tour de France Champion; Nigerian Politicians Use the Web; State of Emergency Declared in Ecuador After Riots Over Canceled Bonuses for Police; Rutgers University Student Commits Suicide After Roommate Allegedly Streamed Video of Him Kissing Another Man on Internet; Elizabeth Hurley and Evelyn Lauder Discuss Breast Cancer Awareness; The Possibility of Life on Other Planets and UFOs Visiting Earth in Parting Shots


September 29, 2010
• Mumbai-Style Terror Attack in Europe?; General Strike in Spain


September 28, 2010
• Twitter Bans and Team USA's Uniforms the Talk of the Ryder Cup Golf Tournament. Questionable Golf Fashions Throughout the Decades. The Plight of Stateless People in Kenya. "The Kite Runner" Author Khaled Hosseini Visits Afghanistan as UN Goodwill Envoy. Viewers Continue to Make Global Connections Between Canada and Ivory Coast. Mayors Making Headlines Around the World.


September 27, 2010
• North Korean Leader Promotes Son to General; Viewers Asked to Make Global Connections Between Canada and Ivory Coast; P. Diddy Talks About His Booming Business; Who Should Represent Earth If Aliens Make Contact?; Construction Resumes on West Bank Settlements as Moratorium Expires, Threatening Peace Negotiations


September 24, 2010
• Child Labor at Commonwealth Games?; Interviews with Afghan, Pakistani Foreign Ministers


September 23, 2010
• Diplomats Walk Out of Iranian President's Speech to U.N.; Forced Labor at Commonwealth Games Construction?


September 22, 2010
• Teams Criticize Commonwealth Games Venues; Bob Geldof Discusses U.N. Millennium Development Goals on Eradicating World Poverty; Middle East Peace Efforts Struggle to Gain Traction; President Obama Addresses United Nations


September 21, 2010
• Problems at the Commonwealth Games; Peace in the Middle East?


September 20, 2010
• Mexican Newspaper Calls on Cartels to Stop Attacks on Journalists; Anti-Japan Protests Across China


September 17, 2010
• Terror Arrests in London During Pope's Visit; London Murder of Pakistani Politician Sparks Violence; Diaz Swims to End Poverty


September 16, 2010
• Pope Benedict Visits Britain


September 15, 2010
• A Closer Look at Pakistan


September 14, 2010
• Iran Releases American Hiker


September 13, 2010
• How Will Vatican Respond to Child Abuse Allegations?; Will Rafael Nadal Complete Career Grand Slam?


September 10, 2010
• Ripple Effects of Threat to Burn Korans


September 09, 2010
• Afghanistan: The Road Ahead


September 08, 2010
• BP Releases Results of Internal Investigation; Cuba's Offshore Drilling; Breakthrough in Mideast Peace Process?


September 07, 2010
• American Clergyman Plans to Burn Korans on 9/11


September 06, 2010
• International Outrage Involving Iranian Woman Sentenced to Death by Stoning; Global Connections Link Sweden and Malaysia; Divorce Ceremonies Help Unhappy Couples Find Closure; The UK Sees Rising Trend in "Divorce Tourism"; World Heavyweight Champion David Haye Answers Your Questions


September 03, 2010
• Cost of Wheat Rises as Russia Extends Export Ban; Doubles Duo From India and Pakistan


September 02, 2010
• Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Open Direct Peace Talks


September 01, 2010
• Cardinal Brady's Controversial Comments; Human Smuggling; Prospects for Mideast Peace


August 31, 2010
• U.S. Combat Operations in Iraq Over


August 30, 2010
• Global Betting Scandal?


August 27, 2010
• Children Accused of Being Witches Tortured, Tossed Out of Homes; Business Versus Biodiversity


August 26, 2010
• Children Accused of Being Witches; Mass Rapes in DRC


August 25, 2010
• Witch Hunts


August 24, 2010
• $1 Trillion Worth of Minerals Up for Grabs


August 23, 2010
• Pakistan Floods; 33 Miners Trapped Underground


August 20, 2010
• Lockerbie Bomber Release: One Year Later


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