In Focus: The Invention of Reality
Category: News & Current Affairs
This report from Deutsche Welle examines the ever-blurring boundary between reality and the virtual world, focusing on environmental simulations and social realms like Second Life.

Dear American Voter
Category: News & Current Affairs
Anxious about the election? Join a web conversation with others on Link's Dear American Voter site. Watch video letters from around the world and send your own message - what should Americans keep in mind on this historic election day?

International Dateline: Torching the Relay
Category: News & Current Affairs
This week Dateline invites you to be a fly on the wall, as those hell-bent on disrupting the Olympic Torch Relay plan - and execute - their protests in India.

In Focus: Mafiosi Speak
Category: News & Current Affairs
This episode of In Focus investigates the powerful reach of Italy's organized crime syndicates. Some experts have estimated the combined business volume of the Mafia make up as much as one sixth of Italy's gross domestic product.

International Dateline: The Shooting of Horta
Category: News & Current Affairs
In this episode, the Dateline team investigates the non-fatal shooting of East Timor's president Jose Ramos Horta and also travels to Africa to meet Barack Obama's extended family.

Mosaic Video Alerts
Category: News & Current Affairs
This series of video segments highlights select stories from Mosaic: World News from the Middle East that deal with fast breaking news.

In Focus: Abraham's Modern Legacy
Category: News & Current Affairs
This investigative report examines the tense situation in Hebron, the city which houses the "Cave of the Patriarchs" where Abraham is allegedly buried, a site that is sacred to the three Abrahamic faiths: Islam, Judaism and Christianity.

International Dateline: Opium Wars
Category: News & Current Affairs
In this week's episode of International Dateline the team looks at Afghanistan's ongoing addiction to opium farming before heading Iraq to examine the plight of the Kurdish population and their quest for independence.

International Dateline: Meet Sir Richard Branson
Category: News & Current Affairs
This week's episode of International Dateline features an interview with billionaire entrepreneur Richard Branson, alongside segments on free lunches for Indian school kids and Thailand's harsh drug laws.

Viewpoint With James Zogby
Category: News & Current Affairs
A live call-in discussion program about Middle East and world issues hosted by Dr. James Zogby from Washington D.C. and broadcast throughout the Middle East.

Democracy Now!
Category: News & Current Affairs
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez host this award-winning independent national news and interview program.

In Focus: Powder Keg Pakistan
Category: News & Current Affairs
This investigative report provides an overview of the political situation in Pakistan, looking at the power of conflicting forces within the country - the military, the secular population and the strict Islamists.

In Focus: Scientology - The Business of Believing
Category: News & Current Affairs
This episode of In Focus takes a critical look at the religious cult of Scientology. Germany has taken moves to ban the church, claiming that the U.S. - based organization poses a danger to democratic order.

International Dateline: The Yazidis
Category: News & Current Affairs
Once numbering in the millions, today there are estimated to be only about 100,000 Yazidis left, mainly living in small towns in northern Iraq. Dateline visits this group, victims of one of Iraq's deadliest bombings.

International Dateline: Darfur Crisis
Category: News & Current Affairs
Video Journalist David Brill travels Darfur, where a massive humanitarian crisis is now five years running with no signs of ease.

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