Correspondent Derek Stoffel gives an update on the arrest of 17 Muslims in Canada last weekend. They are accused, among other things, of plotting terrorists attacks on the Canadian parliament..

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Most in the United States take indoor plumbing for granted. Host Marco Werman speaks with W. Hodding Carter, author of the book "Flushed: How the Plumber Saved Civilization," about how sewage systems are a marker of the divide between the have's and have-not's.

When Columbus sailed home from the New World, he sent off a letter to his royal patrons, Ferdinand and Isabella. In today's Geo Quiz we asked where the original letter was first printed. The answer is Barcelona, Spain.

It's the bipeds against the quadrupeds. Host Marco Werman gets the odds from Gordon Green, the founder of the Man versus Horse Race. It takes place tomorrow in Wales.

Johannesburg has a rough image. The South African city is known for its high crime rate. But that image may be changing. Central Johannesburg is increasingly becoming a home base for many of South Africa's artists, writers, filmmakers, and musicians. In today's Global Hit, correspondent Mike Rahfaldt introduces us to a young singer who calls the city home.

The European Union says that the suicides of three Arab detainees at Guantanamo show that the U.S. prison camp should be closed. The World's Jessie Graham reports on renewed pressure on Washington.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Michael Jacobson, director of the Vera Institute of Justice, about a study that reveals that Arab Americans have become increasingly distrustful of US law enforcement since September 11

The World's Jason Margolis reports on a new Islamic academy in California. Its creators hope to build it into a great center of Islamic study in the west. Its detractors say it's less about Koranic scholarship than American-style marketing.