Riots continued today at a prison in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least four people have been killed since the riots started last weekend. The BBC's Bilal Sawary just returned from Kabul and speaks with host Lisa Mullins about what she saw.

Journalists from all over the world are in New Orleans to witness the Mardi Gras celebrations. The city is going ahead with the famous party just six months after Hurricane Katrina. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Norwegian TV reporter Gerhard Helskog about the recovery process and the festivities.

The South Asian nation of Bangladesh is desperately vulnerable to cyclones and floods. But as The World's Patrick Cox reports, what it lacks in resources, it makes up for in preparedness.

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President Bush is headed to South Asia this week to cement relations with India and Pakistan. India is becoming an increasingly important ally for the United States. Correspondent Mark Dummett reports from Delhi that many Indians look forward to closer relations with America, but they don't want to be told what to do.

Where in the world will we go today?

Today's answer is the state of Western Australia, where reporter Sheri Fink climbs the so-called "bicentennial tree."

The decades-old story behind the song "Mbube", more popularly known as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," just took a dramatic and profitable...turn. Its original writer and his descendants have never seen any royalties...until now. The World's Marco Werman talks with bluesman Taj Mahal who has just recorded "Mbube" with South Africans Ladysmith Black Mambazo.