As It Happens

As It Happens: Monday Edition

Monday, July 13, 2015

Part One

Greece bailout deal
By accepting a tough new bailout deal, the Prime Minister of Greece effectively says "No" to voters who voted "No" on austerity -- and our guest is positively disappointed. 

VIA plot sentencing
One of the men found guilty in the Via Rail terror plot may be suffering from schizophrenia -- and now, a Toronto court has learned his co-accused was motivated by drug addiction. 

'El Chapo' escape
Drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman escapes from a maximum security prison in Mexico -- through a shower drain, and into a curiously long and well-lit tunnel. 

Part Two

Iran deal
A nuclear deal with Iran may be announced within hours -- provided exhausted negotiators can reach agreements on a few small, and not-so-small, details. 

Eight-hour 'Sleep' concert
Composer Max Richter explains how he came to the conscious decision to render listeners unconscious, with his latest work -- an eight-hour lullaby called "Sleep".