North Korea has been condemnation by much of the world for its missile tests earlier this week. But many in Iran say North Korea has the right to demonstrate its power to defend itself. Roxana Saberi has this report from Tehran.

Israel says it's continuing its offensive in Gaza to secure the release of the Israeli soldier recently abducted near the Gaza border and to punish the Palestinians for continuing to fire rockets at Israeli cities and towns. About 30 Palestinians have been killed in the past two days, most of them militants. One Israeli soldier was also killed. The World's Aaron Schachter has more.

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Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Sam Connor of the group, Population Services International in Myanmar. The group is taking advantage of World Cup fever to promote condom use aimed at preventing the spread of HIV.

In today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the name of the city that's hosting an International Folk Art Market and happens to be the highest state capital in the U.S. The answer is Sante Fe, the capital of New Mexico.

The World's Marco Werman reports on a rap group in Britain that's about to release a song that appears to glorify suicide bombers. The group "Fun-da-mental" is being criticized for being insensitive to the suffering of those who died or were injured in the terrorist attacks in London a year ago today.

The World's Jessie Graham has an update on the surge in sectarian violence in and around the Iraqi capital in the past two days. The main Sunni bloc in parliament has called on the United Nations to deploy a force from Arab and Islamic countries to try to stop the violence.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Natalia Antalava about Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Tajikistan today. Tajikistan is becoming more important as a geographic ally - it's next to Afghanistan. Rumsfeld may discuss the possibility of a US base there.

The World's Aaron Schachter profiles Nonie Darwish, a woman who's written in support of the current Israeli offensive in Gaza, despite the fact that her father was one of Egypt's most famous martyrs for the Palestinian cause.