Paul Ingles reports on a group of Palestinian and Israeli teenagers who are spending the summer together at a camp in New Mexico, in an effort to learn how to get along with one another. They didn't count on having to worry about their friends and family being engulfed in a resurgence of violence back home.

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Where in the world will we go today?

Today's geo answer is Stockholm, Sweden, which is playing host this week to the "World Championship of Magic." The World's Marco Werman speaks with magician John Houdi, who helped organize the event.

Host Aaron Schachter has the story of Uzbek singer Dadakhon Khasanov. Khasanov is on trial for writing a song about a massacre of protestors last year by government troops.

Some blogs are good, some are bad. Some are boring, some are racy. Some are diaries, others are pure fiction. Tech Podcast #113 takes a look at a new play compiled entirely out of blogs. It's on stage at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland. Also, can solar power solve some of the world's energy needs? Good question, let's explore it. And shhhhh...no one wants you to know about Echelon, a top secret spy program designed to listen in to your calls and monitor your email. Can VOiP get around it? Another good question. And we'll end on the beaches of Rio, which are, erm, awash with penguins! All that, plus music from Spunkshine.

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Shortages of food, water, medicines and fuel are causing a severe strain on the lives of people caught up in the war between Israel and the militant Lebanese group Hezbollah. Correspondent Kate Seelye reports from Beirut.

The Israeli Army says it's working to minimize the hardship that Lebanese civilians are enduring. Host Aaron Schachter talks with Israeli Brigadier General Yossi Kuperwasser, who says Israel has few choices in how it conducts the conflict with Hezbollah

Host Aaron Schachter speaks with former Jordanian general Ali Shukri, about Jordanians' greatest concerns about the ongoing battle between Israel and Hezbollah.

The World's Amy Bracken reports on the resurgence of violence in Haiti. UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met yesterday with Haitian President Rene Preval to discuss security concerns and the UN's role in the country.