IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
1. Venezuela
Maduro proclaimed Venezuelan President-Elect amid opposition claims of ‘illegitimacy’
Venezuela’s Maduro accuses opposition leader Capriles of planning a coup
Chavismo outlives Chavez in Venezuela
Segment Start: 00 h 11 min 46 sec
Segment End: 00 h 38 min 42 sec
2. Syria
Syrian troops break militants siege of two military bases in Idlib
Pan-Syrian dialogue may begin in near future – internal opposition
President al-Assad issues general amnesty on crimes committed before April 16
Syria’s al-Nusra Front ‘part of al-Qaeda’
Jordan condemned for backing anti-Syria terrorists
Arms airlift to Syria rebels expands, with aid from CIA
Segment Start: 00h 47 min 27 sec
Segment End: 00h 59 min 00 sec
3. North Korea
Russia agrees with US on N. Korea, but warns against military drills
Kerry invites North Korea to resume disarmament talks
BBC tactics in covering North Korea are faulted
The Korean crisis: Washington’s hidden agenda
David Cameron warns Trident needed as deterrent to North Korea
The danger of defense cuts: North Korea just a reminder
Segment Start: 01 h 00 min 42 sec
Segment End: 01 h 23 min 40 sec
4. Iran
Earthquake: 7.5 quake rocks Sistan-Baluchistan, Iran
Ahmadinejad in West Africa
Iran to supply water to 16 cities via 762km pipeline
MP blames Ahmadinejad’s administration of Iran’s economic problems
India in talks with Iran, US over gas pipeline project
Segment Start: 01 h 25 min 13 sec
Segment End: 01 h 43 min 48 sec
5. Iraq
Black Monday in Iraq: 55 killed, almost 300 injured in series of attacks
Maliki seeks ‘majority government’ in Iraq
Maliki’s stand on Syrian question divided Iraqi political scene, Nujaifi
MKO members to be expelled from Iraq soon: Maliki
Segment Start: 01 h 45 min 05 sec
Segment End: 02 h 01 min 56 sec
6. Health & the Environment
Obama approves raising permissible levels of nuclear radiation in drinking water. Civilian cancer deaths expected to skyrocket
Even low-level radioactivity is damaging, scientists conclude
WHO suspends vaccine after 26 children die in the developing world
Paralysis haunts ‘polio free’ India
Segment Start: 02 h 03 min 29 sec
Segment End: 02 h 25 min 02 sec
7. GMOs & Agriculture
If we rely on corporate seed, we lose food sovereignty
Monsanto lifts outlook, citing profit
Sen. Roy Blunt: Monsanto’s man in Washington
Pesticides definitively linked to bee colony collapse
Segment Start: 02 h 26 min 36 sec
Segment End: 02 h 46 min 47 sec
8. Under the Radar
Gazprom, Shell ink Arctic cooperation deal
Kenyatta pledges to unite Kenyans
Virginia votes restructure, not privatization
Central African intrigue
Viva Tierra Colorada!
Mexican workers win ownership of tire plant with three-year strike
