Palestinian militants who are holding an Israeli soldier hostage gave Israel 24 hours to start releasing 1,500 Palestinian prisoners. Israel's prime minister repeated that Israel would not negotiate. The World's Aaron Schachter has the latest.

The impasse over the Israeli soldier held captive by Palestinian militants has been called an ethical dilemma. Host Lisa Mullins discusses the issue with retired Israeli Brigadier General Shlomo Brom, a Senior Research Associate of the Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies at Tel Aviv University and Rushworth Kidder, President at the Institute for Global Ethics.

Host Lisa Mullins interviews Christina Lamb of the Sunday Times of London. Lamb was recently embedded with British troops in the Afghan village of Zumbelay when they came under fire by Taliban militants.

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People in Mexico woke up today not knowing who their next president will be. Yesterday's election was too close to call. Both of the leading candidates have declared victory. Election officials predict they'll have the answer on Wednesday. The World's Franc Contreras reports on the mood today in Mexico City.

Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (Spanish)

Nicaraguans are also expecting a close election when they go to the polls in November. One of the contenders is former President and Sandinista leader, Daniel Ortega. Another is right-wing banker, Eduardo Montealagre. He's the favorite of the powerful Nicaraguan community in Miami. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.

Six French nationals who'd been held at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay went on trial in Paris today. They're accused of terrorism-related charges, including training at al Qaeda camps. The World's Athena Desai has more on the story.

Destination is a daunting task to get to the city in today's Geo Quiz The road there has been called the most dangerous in the world.

The running of the bulls in Pamplona, Spain takes place this week. You can now take a new test that will tell you how risky it would be if you took part in the run. The World's Gerry Hadden has our story.

In today's Geo Quiz we wanted the name of a village that lies 3 hours northeast of La Paz, Bolivia and to get there involves taking "The World's Most Dangerous Road." The answer is Coroico, Bolivia