A young Cape Verdean who got into trouble while living in New York was deported. Reporter Gerry Hadden has this profile.

The recent death from bird flu of a 15-year-old Iraqi girl has compelled the World Health Organization to send experts to northern Iraq to investigate. Jessie Graham reports from the Iraqi city of Sulamaniya on the difficulties health workers face tracking the disease in the war-torn country.

The White House plans to ask Congress for 120 billion dollars to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year. That would bring the total for military operations in the two countries since 9-11 to 440 billion dollars. Host Lisa Mullins helps us put that amount into perspective.

Interview with the director of the Dog Psychology Center in Los Angeles. He's known as the Dog Whisperer.

Where in the world will we go today?

The Geo answer is Toronto, the city that hosts the Knitting Olympics.

For years, Japanese gadgets and gizmos have found their way into American homes. But in at least one area, US consumers have held out against the tide. Until now, that is. The World's Alex Gallafent has the story.

Brazilian singer/songwriter Seu Jorge plays the music of David Bowie and hits Billboard's world music chart at number three. The World's Marco Werman explains why Bowie in Portuguese works so well.

Tech Podcast #83 takes you to Brazil in search of what some say is the answer to America's oil addiction: ethanol. Also, we'll hear about another wiretapping scandal, this one in Greece. Then, we look to the heavens and ask if we've become too dependent on satellites and satellite technologies. We finish off our podcast with a story from Nigeria, where email scammers have been immortalized in song. All that, plus some more podsafe music from Spunkshine and Dylan in the Movies.

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