This is a list of transcripts of 213 radio reports I broadcast on Deutsche Welle. It is not complete, but does give a sense of the world news journalism that we did. As this was before DW started placing its radio content online, for almost all these reports, I have only transcripts, no audio. You will notice gaps in the timetable; these were when I was anchoring the news program, rather than filing reports.
I am progressively uploading all the transcripts to this table.
| Date | Headline |
|---|---|
| February 11, 2003 | At Berlinale, Push for More Funding for German Films |
| February 12, 2003 | ElBaradei Calls for Stop on Nuclear Technology to North Korea |
| March 6, 2003 | German Travel Industry Picks Up After Two-Year Decline |
| June 4, 2003 | G8 Discusses Japan Economic Crisis |
| September 1, 2003 | Suspected Islamists Charged in Mumbai Car Bombings |
| September 2, 2003 | More Civilians Killed in Heavy Kashmir Fighting |
| September 3, 2003 | North Korean Parliament Votes to Build Nuclear Capacity |
| September 3, 2003 | German Foreign Minister Discusses Iran Nuclear Programme with ElBaradei |
| September 4, 2003 | Berlin Investigates Journalist for Spying for East Germany |
| September 4, 2003 | China Upset Over Dalai Lama US Visit |
| September 4, 2003 | Germany Debates Citizen Receiving Welfare Payments in Florida |
| September 7, 2003 | Germany Debates Quota for Foreigners on National Football Team |
| September 8, 2003 | Albania Rebels Receive Help from Fighters Around Region |
| September 8, 2003 | Mercedes Hopes to Move Manufacturing to China |
| September 8, 2003 | Hong Kong Ponders Anti-Sedition Bill |
| September 9, 2003 | Leni Riefenstahl, Lauded Film Director, Dies at 101 |
| September 9, 2003 | EU Court of Justice Rules German Doctors Should Receive Standby Pay |
| September 10, 2003 | Israel Bombs House of Hamas Co-Founder |
| September 11, 2003 | German President Talks Cooperation in China Tour |
| September 11, 2003 | German and China Call for Stronger Bilateral Relations |
| September 11, 2003 | September 11 Complicates Relationship Between German Muslims and Neighbours |
| September 12, 2003 | Indian Supreme Court: Gujarat Failing to Punish Hindu Rioters |
| September 12, 2003 | Estonia Votes on Joining EU |
| September 15, 2003 | Cambodia Frees Rioters Who Burned Down Thai Embassy |
| September 16, 2003 | Peace Talks Begin On Northern Ireland Assembly |
| September 16, 2003 | German Leaders Try to Send Islamic Extremist to Turkey |
| September 17, 2003 | Paris Trial Adjournes in British Prostitution Ring Case |
| September 18, 2003 | Germany Celebrates 30th Anniversary of UN Membership |
| September 19, 2003 | Sweden Memorialises Slain Foreign Minister |
| September 22, 2003 | Stocks Drop Worldwide after G7 Calls for More Flexible Exchange Rates |
| September 23, 2003 | Bush to Address UN General Assembly |
| September 23, 2003 | Hungarian President to Sign Controversial Immigration Treaty |
| September 24, 2003 | German Constitutional Court Allows States to Forbid Head Scarves in Schools |
| September 25, 2003 | Iraqi Governing Council Member Dies After Shooting |
| September 26, 2003 | Serbians Fear Mafia Resurgence |
| September 26, 2003 | German Investigators Discover Worldwide Child Pornography Network |
| October 3, 2003 | On Unity Anniversary, German Politicians Critique Economic Crisis |
| October 7, 2003 | ASEAN Leaders Agree to Common Market |
| October 8, 2003 | European Commission Says France Broke Budget Rules |
| October 8, 2003 | Palestinians Denounce Israeli Plans for Fence |
| October 10, 2003 | One Year On, Indonesia Reckons with Psychological Toll of Bali Bombings |
| October 13, 2003 | Frankfurt Book Fair Shifts Focus to Entertainment and Political Commentary |
| October 13, 2003 | Maoist Rebels Kill Dozens in Nepal |
| October 13, 2003 | Tanks Line Up to Quell Bolivian Protesters |
| October 16, 2003 | ElBaradei Says Iran Opening Up About Nuclear Programme |
| October 17, 2003 | Sharon Softens Stance on Arafat Expulsion |
| October 28, 2003 | In Africa, German Foreign Minister Calls for Political Goodwill |
| October 29, 2003 | Turkey Celebrates 80th Anniversary of Atatürk Revolution |
| October 30, 2003 | At Maastricht’s Tenth Anniversary, Germany and France Struggle with Economic Stability |
| November 4, 2003 | German Defence Minister Asks Special Forces Head to Resign in Anti-Semitism Scandal |
| November 6, 2003 | Fifth Harry Potter Book Released in Germany |
| November 8, 2003 | Turkey Refuses Sending Troops to Stabilise Iraq |
| February 11, 2004 | Who is Presidential Contender John Kerry? |
| February 13, 2004 | Haiti Militants Stop Opposition March on President Aristide |
| February 18, 2004 | In Germany, Discount Supermarkets Outcompete Traditional |
| February 19, 2004 | German Chancellor Schroeder Makes First State Visit to Turkey |
| February 19, 2004 | Haitian Rebels Cut Off Roads, Worsening Humanitarian Crisis |
| February 23, 2004 | Hague Court Examines Whether West Bank Barrier is Human Rights Violation |
| February 24, 2004 | Israel Threatens to Stop All Lufthansa Flights Into Country |
| February 25, 2004 | Germany and US Push for Biometric Passports |
| March 1, 2004 | 50 Years On, Bikini Atomic Test Survivors Focus on Health Problems |
| March 1, 2004 | 10 Years On, South Africa Still Struggles to Undo Apartheid |
| March 1, 2004 | Iraqi Governing Council Agrees to Interim Constitution Draft |
| March 3, 2004 | NASA Finds Evidence for Water on Mars |
| March 3, 2004 | Malaysian Government Calls for Early Election |
| March 5, 2004 | Bush Campaign Runs Controversial Ads Showing September 11 Attacks |
| March 5, 2004 | Russian Parliament Votes Fradkov as Prime Minister |
| March 8, 2004 | Six Killed in Haitian Militant Attack on Anti-Aristide Celebration |
| March 8, 2004 | Right Scores Wins and Losses in Austria State Elections |
| March 9, 2004 | Hubble Takes Most Distant Ever Photo of Space |
| March 9, 2004 | International Investors Losing Money During Argentinian Economic Crisis |
| March 10, 2004 | Hubble Photo Reveals Universe Shortly After Formation |
| March 11, 2004 | British Ex-Guantanamo Detainees Threaten Legal Action Against US |
| March 12, 2004 | Al-Qaeda Linked Group Claims Responsibility for Madrid Attacks |
| March 16, 2004 | Human Rights Agency Says Malaysia Hunger Striking Prisoners Condition Worsens |
| March 16, 2004 | Madrid Bombing Suspect Said to Have Ties to Islamist Terrorism |
| March 17, 2004 | Kerry Clinches Democratic Presidential Nomination |
| March 18, 2004 | Al Qaeda and al-Zarqawi Suspected in Baghdad Hotel Bombing |
| March 19, 2004 | Pakistan Surrounds Al Qaeda Leader al-Zawahiri |
| April 10, 2004 | On Johannesburg Streets, Opinions Differ on Upcoming South African Elections |
| April 12, 2004 | South Korean Scientists Clone Human Embryo |
| April 13, 2004 | Diplomacy Warms as Cheney Visits China |
| April 13, 2004 | Parliament Pushes for German as Official EU Language |
| April 14, 2004 | Coalition Troops Prepare for Operation Against al Sadr |
| April 17, 2004 | Japanese Have Mixed Feelings About Hostages in Iraq |
| April 22, 2004 | German President Visits Budapest Holocaust Museum |
| April 22, 2004 | Palestinians Debate How to Reach Middle East Peace |
| April 26, 2004 | Centre-Left Crvenkovski Wins Macedonian Presidental Election |
| April 27, 2004 | Turkish-German Chamber of Commerce Opens in Cologne |
| April 27, 2004 | New Political Climate Allows Countries to Plan Asian Highway |
| April 28, 2004 | Macedonians Vote in Presidential Run-Off |
| April 29, 2004 | Tokyo Scientists Clone Mouse With Two Mothers |
| May 1, 2004 | Sylvester Stallone Highlights Huge Fitness Fair in Essen |
| May 17, 2004 | EU Condemns Killing of Iraq Governing Council Head |
| May 19, 2004 | World Leaders Criticise Israel’s Killing of Palestinian Protesters |
| May 20, 2004 | Israel Vows Gaza Operations Will Continue Despite International Condemnation |
| May 22, 2004 | Bayern Munich Fires Trainer |
| May 24, 2004 | German Parties Debate If Köhler Presidency Shows Popular Conservative Shift |
| May 25, 2004 | Bundesbank President Argues Against Interest Rate Cut |
| May 25, 2004 | Yakuza Mafioso Becomes Christian Missionary |
| May 26, 2004 | Europe Debates Its Geographical Centre |
| May 26, 2004 | Germany Agrees on Compromise Over Immigration Law |
| May 27, 2004 | “Caliph of Cologne” Disappears Prior to Extradition Appeal |
| May 28, 2004 | Australian Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Blow Up Israeli Embassy |
| June 8, 2004 | Young Candidates Excited About EU Parliament Ambitions |
| June 10, 2004 | German Court Sentences Students Who Tortured Classmate and Published Videos Online |
| June 10, 2004 | Arab Leaders Decline Bush’s Invitation to Talks |
| June 11, 2004 | European Elections Begin With Close Results in Netherlands |
| June 11, 2004 | France Deliberates Appeal Request of Politician Who Was Nazi Collaborator |
| June 18, 2004 | Germany and France Open Joint Cultural Centre in Ramallah |
| June 21, 2004 | Iran Captures Britiish Military Boats Near Persian Gulf |
| June 22, 2004 | Belgian Child Rapist and Murderer Receives Life in Prison |
| July 5, 2004 | Germany’s Social Democrats and Unions Clash on Economic Stimulus Plans |
| July 8, 2004 | Yemen Charges Six Men in USS Cole Bombing |
| July 8, 2004 | German Federal Court Rules Armed Forces Can Dismiss Far-Right Soldier |
| July 13, 2004 | In Asia, German Foreign Minister to Discuss Security and UN Reform |
| July 14, 2004 | Parliament Questions Berlusconi, As His Downfall Threatens |
| July 15, 2004 | German Foreign Minister Tries to Normalise Diplomacy in China |
| July 15, 2004 | Controversy Develops Over German Mediterranean Refugee Aid Group |
| August 5, 2004 | Almost 20 Killed in Baghdad and Shiite Regions |
| August 6, 2004 | Politics Overshadow China-Japan Football Cup Finals |
| August 11, 2004 | Accused September 11 Accomplice Requests Case Dismissal in Hamburg |
| August 12, 2004 | Ghadafi Launches Economic Privatisation in Libya |
| August 16, 2004 | Former US Soldier Says Rumsfeld Knew About Torture of Afghan Terror Suspects |
| August 16, 2004 | China’s Choice for Panchen Lama Visits Lhasa Temple |
| August 16, 2004 | Results Imminent in Venezuela Presidential Recall Election |
| August 16, 2004 | Coalition Promises Crackdown on Baghdad Shiite Uprising |
| August 18, 2004 | Iraqi Delegation Fails in Peace Talks with Shiite Cleric |
| August 18, 2004 | Iraq Demands Shiite Militants Surrender |
| August 19, 2004 | Google Goes Public On Nasdaq |
| September 4, 2004 | German Mountain Climber Survives Pakistan Avalanche |
| September 4, 2004 | German Leaders Call for Diplomatic Solutions in North Ossetia Hostage Crisis |
| September 30, 2004 | EU Officials Discuss Terror Intelligence and Aslyum Seekers |
| October 2, 2004 | Vatican Beatifies Austrian Emperor Charles I, Amid Controversy in Vienna |
| October 6, 2004 | European Commission Clears Path for Turkey EU Succession Talks |
| October 7, 2004 | Alitalia Strikes Labour Deal to Stave Off Bankruptcy |
| October 8, 2004 | Bombings Hit Sinai Hotels With Israeli Guests |
| October 8, 2004 | Music Trade Groups Sue European Users of File Sharing Networks |
| October 8, 2004 | Dozens Found Dead in Sinai Hotel Bombings |
| October 12, 2004 | Germany Agrees to Help China Privatise Banks |
| October 12, 2004 | Berlusconi Angered Over Rejection of Italian as EU Justice Commissioner |
| October 13, 2004 | Merz Resigns as German Conservatives’ Deputy Head |
| October 13, 2004 | Japanese Public Support for Iraq War Low as Donor Conference Opens in Tokyo |
| October 14, 2004 | At Summit, NATO Ministers Disagree on Afghan Operations |
| November 5, 2004 | South African Wines Too Popular for Importers |
| November 8, 2004 | Fighting Grows in Fallujah as US and Iraqi Troops Move Into City |
| November 9, 2004 | Protested Nuclear Waste Convoy Arrives at German Destination |
| November 9, 2004 | DHL Moves European Hub to Leipzig |
| November 11, 2004 | German Newspapers and Politicians React to Bush’s Re-Election |
| November 11, 2004 | WHO Pushes for Flu Vaccine Research |
| December 18, 2004 | Iraqis, Not Foreign Mercenaries, Are Attacking US Forces |
| December 20, 2004 | Bhutan Writes Democratic Constitution |
| December 20, 2004 | DRC Dissidents Capture Two Eastern Villages |
| December 21, 2004 | Islamists Free French Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq |
| December 21, 2004 | Commentary: Bush Fails to Build Trust in Arab World |
| December 22, 2004 | Environmental Organisation Announces List of 10 Eco-Unfriendly Christmas Gifts |
| December 27, 2004 | The Science Behind the Indian Ocean Tsunami |
| December 29, 2004 | Yanukovich Gives Way to Yuschenko in Ukraine Election |
| December 30, 2004 | German Red Cross Providing Drinking Water in Tsunami-Hit Sri Lanka |
| February 21, 2005 | German Government Holds Funding to Kenya Over Corruption |
| February 21, 2005 | UN High Commissioner for Refugees Resigns, Denying Harassment Charges |
| February 24, 2005 | MTV Africa Launched in Johannesburg |
| February 24, 2005 | Truce Ends in Chechnya as Russians Fear Terror Attacks |
| February 25, 2005 | US Reactions Mixed to Bush’s Conference With Putin |
| March 3, 2005 | Deutsche Telekom Triples Net Profit |
| March 3, 2005 | At Geneva Auto Show, Economy Cars Take Spotlight |
| March 4, 2005 | Commentary: German Football Threatened by Match-Fixing |
| March 15, 2005 | In New Iraqi Parliament, Political Parties Fail in Coalition Talks |
| March 16, 2005 | Italy to Pull Troops Out of Iraq |
| March 17, 2005 | Unemployment Causing Young German Males Psychological Suffering |
| March 23, 2005 | Jehovah’s Witnesses Granted Religious Status by Germany |
| March 24, 2005 | Kyrgyz Opposition Takes Over Government as Former President Flees |
| April 15, 2005 | Ratzinger to Oversee Papal Enclave |
| April 24, 2005 | Doubts Arise About Saddam Hussein Torture Claims |
| April 24, 2005 | Around 100 Killed in Iraqi Insurgent Fighting |
| April 25, 2005 | Czech Prime Minister Resigns, But Pro-EU Coalition Stays in Place |
| April 26, 2005 | In Chernobyl, Cancer Increases as Donations Decrease |
| April 27, 2005 | Airbus A380 Flies Maiden Voyage Near Toulouse |
| April 28, 2005 | Putin Calls for Cooperation in First-Ever Israel Visit |
| April 29, 2005 | Toads Explode Mysteriously in Hamburg Pond |
| May 9, 2005 | Taiwan Premier: “Worst Is Over” With China |
| May 10, 2005 | Afghan President Requests EU Help in Rebuilding Country |
| May 12, 2005 | German Leaders Debate Post-September 11 Anti-Terror Laws |
| May 12, 2005 | Germany Expects Sharp Drop in Tax Revenue |
| May 12, 2005 | Cologne Court Tries Accused Smugglers of Fake Visas for Eastern Europeans |
| May 13, 2005 | Pope Benedict Speeds John Paul II’s Beatification |
| May 20, 2005 | Uzbek Presdient Refuses International Investigation into Massacre |
| May 23, 2005 | Greece Wins Eurovision; Germany Places Last |
| May 24, 2005 | Syrian Troops, But Perhaps Not Intelligence Appartus, Leave Lebanon |
| May 24, 2005 | German Clothing Giant Opens First Russia Store |
| May 26, 2005 | Huge Chinese Business Centre Planned for Dusseldorf |
| May 31, 2005 | China Accuses Singaporean Journalist of Spying |
| June 1, 2005 | New Turkish Penal Code Focuses on Human Rights |
| June 6, 2005 | IOC Rates Paris and London Highest for 2012 Summer Games Bid |
| June 7, 2005 | German Gay Rights Groups Criticise Pope Benedict for First Time |
| June 7, 2005 | German Chancellor Denies Resignation Rumors |
| June 8, 2005 | Bolivia on Brink of Civil War, Says President |
| June 9, 2005 | NATO to Airlift African Troops to Darfur |
| June 11, 2005 | US and South Korean Presidents Reach Unity on North Korean Nuclear Weapons |
| June 11, 2005 | German Government Blocks Nazi War Crime Suspect Deportation from US |
| June 13, 2005 | After Two Decades, Schengen Treaty Remains Popular Among Europeans and Tourists |
| June 13, 2005 | Britain and France Disagree on Farm Subsidies |
| June 15, 2005 | Bob Geldof Accuses Ebay of “Sick Profiteering” in Live 8 Ticket Sales |
| June 15, 2005 | Annan Denies Conflict of Interest in Oil-For-Food Scandal |
| June 16, 2005 | Dacia Cars Go on Sale in Western Europe |
| August 29, 2005 | US Searches Nigerian Vice President’s Home in Congressman Bribery Scandal |
| August 30, 2005 | Hundreds of Lives Lost in US Hurricane Katrina |
| August 31, 2005 | Study Indicates Improving Quality of German Unemployment Offices |
| August 31, 2005 | Katrina Disaster Worsening After Storm Leaves Region |
| September 22, 2005 | German Foreign Minister Fischer Retires to Parliamentary Backbench |
| September 22, 2005 | Leftist Alliance Set to Lose in Polish Election |