As It Happens: Wednesday Edition
Part One
Kabul bombing
An enormous truck bomb kills at least ninety people in Kabul, Afghanistan's diplomatic area — and a witness tell us that attack has struck fear into people who live in the city.
Kabul deportations
The bombing in Kabul has put a temporary halt to flights from Germany on which Afghan asylum-seekers were being sent home — but our guest says those flights should be halted permanently.
Anthem changes
When a colleague suggests he's trying to "kill" a bill that changes the words of Canada's national anthem to make it more gender-neutral, Conservative Senator Don Plett raises his voice in protest.
Foggy Trevor
Seeking extremely foggy locations in which to make a film, an Australian photographer winds up in Newfoundland — so if you see a guy dressed as an extremely convincing alien, that's him. Probably.
Part Two
Tiananmen liquor
After travelling around the world for months, a commemorative liquor bottle arrives in Hong Kong in time for a demonstration marking the 28th anniversary of the massacre in Tiananmen Square.
Sun probe
NASA is one step closer to launching a spacecraft with a flair for the flares — the Parker Solar Probe, which will catch as many rays as possible by flying closer to the sun than any previous mission.
Part Three
Asylum crosser death
She was found in a field in Minnesota: a 47-year-old Ghanaian woman who's believed to have died of hypothermia. She was less than a kilometre away from the Canadian border. And her death is a grim reminder of the risks asylum-seekers take to make the crossing.
Sochi blackface parade
A parade in Sochi includes Russians in 'black face', wearing Afro wigs and carrying bananas. Our guest says it's a problem, but no offense was intended.