PRI’s The World: 10/01/2013 (Italy, Syria, Turkey)

The World
Tuesday on The World: How the partial US government shutdown affects America's image abroad. 
Also, atheism is introduced in some schools in Ireland, though most are still run by the Catholic Church.
Plus, a rebel-held village in Syria that's been described as a "Disneyland for jihadists." 
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