The World's Franc Contreras reports on the first moves of Mexico's newly-named President-elect Felipe Calderon The winner of the hotly-contested presidential faces the enormous challenge of dealing with a large percentage of the country's population who belief he stole the vote.
The World's Jeb Sharp reports on efforts by the US and Saudi Arabia to keep relations in tact over the last five ears. The relationship took a downturn after the September 11th attacks, when Americans learned that 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudi.
9/11 cover interview (4:30) September 6, 2006permalink
Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Francoise Mouly, cover editor for "The New Yorker" magazine, about this week's cover, addressing the New York state of mind five years after the attacks on the World Trade Center.
Gerry Adams report (3:55) September 6, 2006permalink
The World's Aaron Schachter reports on Irish politician Gerry Adams's trip to the Middle East. The Sinn Fein leader intends to meet with leaders of the militant group, Hamas, and urge Palestinians and Israelis to adopt the Northern Ireland blueprint for peace.
Today's answer has two names, depending on who you ask. Russia and Japan both claim sovereignty over a group of islands in the Pacific. Russia calls them the Southern Kuril Islands. Japan calls them the Northern Territories.
The World's Alex Gallafent reports on a controversial billboard just outside the Lebanon capital, Beirut. It's a billboard advertising the whiskey Johnnie Walker....and the ad makes direct reference to Lebanon's conflict with Israel.
Correspondent Janet Nakano explains how the medical drama, Grey's Anatomy, is making fans of the show into fans of global music.
Religion and foreign policy interview (7:15) September 7, 2006permalink
Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Walter Russell Mead of the Council on Foreign Relations about the influence of America's conservative Christians on US foreign policy.