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Toyota seeks to make amends for engineering defects

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Toyota seeks to make amends for engineering defects

The world's largest automaker is attempting to fix its cars and its reputation. In Tokyo today, the company announced its latest recall -- more than 400,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide -- bringing the total recalls to 8.5 million. The announcement was accompanied by a new apology by Toyota's chairman, who said the company will face up to the facts and correct the brake problem -- putting customers' safety first.

Posted: February 9, 2010 13:53  Comments: 0
Iran moves steadily closer to nuclear power goals

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Iran moves steadily closer to nuclear power goals

After months of conflicting signals on its nuclear intentions, Iran formally moved forward today on a significant change in its uranium enrichment program. Patrick Clawson, deputy director for research at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, joins Daljit Dhaliwal to discuss the issue. Worldfocus partner Deutsche Welle reports on the controversy.

Posted: February 8, 2010 16:15  Comments: 32
Examining the motives behind traditional honor killings

Interview

Examining the motives behind traditional honor killings

In Turkey, there is an average of about one honor killing per week. To understand more about this troubling issue, Daljit Dhaliwal speaks with Gönül Tol, director of the Center for Turkish Studies at the Middle East Institute, about what she says is a growing trend in Turkey.

Posted: February 8, 2010 16:02  Comments: 6
Turkish women fight against honor killings

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Turkish women fight against honor killings

Gizem Yarbil is an associate producer at Worldfocus who grew up in Turkey. She argues that Turkish immigrants may cling even more strongly to their customs-- including honor killings-- when faced with the difficulties of life in the West.

Posted: February 8, 2010 14:58  Comments: 6
Pro-Russian candidate likely victor of Ukraine election

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Pro-Russian candidate likely victor of Ukraine election

In Ukraine, there has been a political turnaround for a man who was defeated six years ago in the country's Orange Revolution. Opposition candidate Viktor Yanukovich is the likely winner of Ukraine's presidential election. He is more aligned with Russia than with the West and has said he would abandon Ukraine's bid to join NATO. Neave Barker reports for Al Jazeera English.

Posted: February 8, 2010 14:10  Comments: 1
Hip hop monk wins over Tokyo fans with Buddhist rap

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Hip hop monk wins over Tokyo fans with Buddhist rap

Worldfocus partner Al Jazeera English called this unique Japanese religious icon a practitioner of "Holy Hip Hop," and we're calling him the hip hop monk. He calls himself MC Happiness, and he's become a rap sensation in Tokyo. Zayna Awad of AJE explains this monk's fusion of music and religion.

Posted: February 8, 2010 13:45  Comments: 0
U.S. Congress bill threatens to crackdown on terror TV

Perspectives

U.S. Congress bill threatens to crackdown on terror TV

Cari Machet, who has worked as a multimedia producer throughout the Middle East, writes about a new House bill that could sanction satellite operators if they contract their services to TV stations classified as terrorist entities by Congress. She argues it may prove to be a counterproductive crackdown on Arab press freedom.

Posted: February 8, 2010 13:10  Comments: 2
Economic troubles in Eurozone may spread elsewhere

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Economic troubles in Eurozone may spread elsewhere

Lawmakers in Portugal today defeated a plan to cut government spending, adding to fears that financial crisis will spread across the region. Daljit Dhaliwal spoke with Marcus Mabry, international business editor of The New York Times, about a potential European financial meltdown.

Posted: February 5, 2010 16:40  Comments: 9
Week in Review: China and the United States

Week In Review

Week in Review: China and the United States

David Andelman, editor of the World Policy Journal, and Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group, join us for our weekly roundtable to talk about relations between the United States and China. The two countries have been at odds over trade, Tibet, and Taiwan in recent days.

Posted: February 5, 2010 15:52  Comments: 6
China’s air quality improves but remains highly polluted

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China’s air quality improves but remains highly polluted

In our broadcast this week, we showed how some Chinese drivers are opting for knockoff electric cars that are non-polluting and cheap -- but the electricity that these vehicles use is generated by coal, which increases air pollution and greenhouse gases. We take a deeper look at China's battle against air pollution, courtesy of the Asia Society's China Green multimedia project.

Posted: February 5, 2010 15:34  Comments: 5

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