Isfahan facility

The Bush Administration is ratcheting up the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program and its activities in Iraq. Critics worry the strategy could lead to armed conflict with Iran. The World's Jeb Sharp reports.

Israel is widely believed to have nuclear weapons, but the government neither confirms nor denies that. The World's Aaron Schachter looks at what it would mean if Israel declared its nuclear status.

The World's Gerrry Hadden reports on Russian President Vladimir Putin's marathon annual press conference today. Putin faced some thirteen-hundred journalists in Moscow, fielding questions on everything from Russia's energy and foreign policies to gay rights and the mysterious deaths of some outspoken critics.

Anchor Lisa Mullins visits a new exhibit of photos by Henri Cartier-Bresson. The late French photographer selected the pictures decades ago for an exhibit at New York's Museum of Modern Art. The photos are now being displayed again at the International Center of Photography in New York City. Lisa Mullins speaks with the photographer's widow, Martine Franck, and the exhibit's curator, Agnes Sire.

Cartier-Bresson discusses photography


Cartier-Bresson's widow Martine Franck recalls a meeting with Gandhi

The World's Ruxandra Guidi reports on Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez and what he calls "Socialism for the 21st Century." Chavez is pledging to use his growing powers to create a new economic model in Venezuela.

Antipodes are direct opposites: two places that are on opposites of the world. For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the place that's opposite Hawaii.

A ban on smoking in public took effect in France today. The World's Alex Gallafent explores the connection between smoking and cultural identity.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Abul Hussam, winner of a million-dollar prize from America's National Academy of Engineering. Hussam, a chemistry professor at George Mason University, invented a water filter that removes arsenic from poisoned drinking water.

Today's answer is the Kalahari Desert in northern Botswana.