Over the last decade since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, America's standing in the world has volleyed sympathetic, after the attacks, to war mongering villain to perhaps something in between since the election of Barack Obama. As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Ros Atkins, host of the BBC's World Have Your Say — which reaches 45 million people around the globe — has been talking to people all over the world to gauge foreign opinion of the U.S.
President Obama has decided to scrap President Bush's plan for a land-based missile defense shield in Eastern Europe. Critics claim that this would leave our allies open to harm, while proponents say the move reflects a focus on realistic 21st-century threats. How is the world responding to this decision? We turn to Ros Atkins, host of the BBC's call-in show "World Have Your Say," to find out. They've been gathering comments from across the globe.
We are closely tracking the swine flu outbreak in Mexico that is rapidly spreading across the globe. There are confirmed cases in the United States and Canada and now Spain's health ministry has confirmed that nation's first case. World health officials are bracing for a potential worldwide pandemic of the swine flu that is being linked to the deaths of more than one hundred people in Mexico. More than 1600 people are believed to have caught the virus. The Takeaway is joined by Dr. Richard Wenzel, immediate past President of the International Society for Infectious Diseases. Dr. Wenzel is currently Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. He can help us understand the symptoms, the causes, and the best ways to prevent transmission of this flu.
Also on The Takeaway is Ros Atkins, presenter of the BBC's World Have Your Say. He is in Mexico and joins us with a look at how Mexico is handling the outbreak.
Did your country's invitation to the G-20 get lost in the mail? Well, it is an elite group of nations. And while it is called the G-20, and you would think there would be 20 countries, actually there are 19 countries, plus the European Union, which has a lot of individual members. But, it is still an exclusive club. So what about all the 170-plus countries that were NOT invited to the party in London? The BBC's Ros Atkins, host of World Have Your Say, has been hearing from people around the world who don't belong to the G-20 club.
Israelis head to the polls today and the race is too close to call. The election is being very closely watched as the outcome will undeniably influence the prospects for peace in the region. To find out what the Israeli voters are saying, we turn to Ros Atkins, a presenter for the BBC World Service's World Have Your Say, who was staked out all day in a shop in Tel Aviv talking to voters.
Here's a video of World Have Your Say encamped in Israel yesterday
