Correspondent Sylvia Maria Gross of KCUR, Kansas City, Missouri, reports on a group of college students from Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates who have come to the United States this week to observe American politics close up.

Students from the Middle East check out an electronic voting machine at a polling place in Liberty, Missouri. Pictured from the left are Mohammed Saeed Al Mesmari and Abdulaziz Al Mualla from the United Arab Emirates, Roy Abdo from Lebanon, Ahmed Yousif from UAE and Rima Abou Mrad from Lebanon. photo: Sylvia Maria Gross

Derek Stoffel reports that Canadian military recruiters are seeing plenty of young Canadians eager to enlist for duty in Afghanistan despite mixed public opinion about their country's mission there.

Where in the world will we go today?

The European Union has been pressing Turkey to recognize the genocide against Armenians during the First World War. Some in France may be going even further. The World's Gerry Hadden reports that French Socialists are trying to try to pass a law that would make it illegal to deny the Armenian genocide.

Today's answer is the former Soviet republic of Tajikistan, the smallest nation in central Asia.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Kris Holloway about her book, "Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali." The book tells the story of Holloway's friendship with Monique Dembele, a young midwife the author met as a Peace Corps volunteer in rural Mali. We finish the program with sounds of the region and kora music from Africa-born Mady Kouyate.

Listen to the extended interview (mp3)

President Bush has announced that Donald Rumsfeld will be stepping down as Secretary of Defense. The President described Rumsfeld's resignation as part of the administration's constant effort to change its tactics to achieve victory in Iraq. Matthew Bell reports.

In the wake of yesterdays congressional mid-term elections, Donald Rumsfeld resigned today as Secretary of Defense. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the timing and significance of the announcement with Graham Allison, former Assistant Secretary of Defence under the Clinton Administration.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports that yesterday's US mid-term election results are raising hopes in Europe that US foreign policy may be heading in a new direction.