Standort: fm4.ORF.at / Meldung: "Security and insecurity in Afghanistan"

Kate Farmer

Cutting to the chase

15. 10. 2013 - 14:38

Security and insecurity in Afghanistan

Reality Check: Afghan governor assassinated, physics for all, German's coalition, the great Moldovan wine adventure.

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In Afghanistan, the governor of Logar province has been assassinated while addressing the people in his local mosque. He was killed when a bomb planted under a table exploded, killing the governor and injuring 15 others. The incident will come as a severe blow to the government, which is struggling to establish some sort of security before the NATO troop pull out next year.

Graeme Smith of the International Crisis Group in Kabul discusses the deteriorating situation across the country with Gennie Johnson.

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Physics for everyone

Markus Arndt

APA/Georg Hochmuth

"Society needs to know about natural sciences"

A new series of public lectures at the University of Vienna aims to make the wonderful world of physics accessible to everyone.

Professor Markus Arndt, Deacon of the faculty, tells Joanna King about the initiative and why it's important for people to be informed about cutting edge physics.

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Germany's coalition

Germany looks close to completing negotiations on its new "grand coalition". Our Berlin correspondent, Stephen Evans, explains the deals that are being struck and why the future looks bleak for Germany's Green party.

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The great Moldovan wine adventure

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C Cummins

Moldova's wine industry is an underground city

It may be Europe's poorest country, but Moldova has a wine industry that is 4,000 years old, and could be its key to future economic success.

Chris Cummins discovers the secrets of the underground industry that offering young Moldovans the opportunity to build a career at home.

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