Today’s Woman will look at the practice of child marriage from a global
perspective. Psychologist Mahideh Sacamkar and researcher Ali Taiefi
will join to discuss.
News and Views reports on President Obama vows not to be deflected from
"tough" direct diplomacy with Iran despite the latest anti-Israel
comments by President Ahmadinejad, and there’s additional reactions to
the events at the UN Racism Conference. NaV offers the latest on the
case of detained journalist Roxana Saberi, and covers the reports the
Taliban’s growing strength in Pakistan. On this Earth Day, there’s a
report on the G8 environmental conference, and the broadcast continues
its series on Iran’s Judiciary System.
Roundtable devotes this day is devoted to viewers' participation.
Late Edition offers a story about the Cirque de Soleil, a profile of the
music group “The Blockheads,” look at the new Disney documentary
“Earth,” and a preview of the new film “The Soloist.”
Newstalk features political analysts Alireza Nourizadeh from London and
Moshen Sazegara, in the DC studio to discuss news of the week.