The World's Marco Werman profiles Malian band, Tinariwen . The group will open for the Rolling Stones when they play in Ireland this summer.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with former members of Congress Democrat Gary Hart and Republican Jim Leach about the negotiation that's ahead for the Iraq spending bill. President Bush just vetoed the bill, because it includes a timetable for withdrawing US troops from Iraq.

The World's Matthew Bell examines the uncomfortable relationship between intelligence and politics in Washington.

Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert is facing increasing calls for his resignation. That's following the release this week of a commission report that faulted him for "severe failures" in his handling of the lead-up to last summer's war with Hezbollah. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large of the Daily Star, an English language newspaper in Beirut, Lebanon.

The BBC's Sebastian Usher reports that music videos are creating a stir in the Middle East. Young Arabs like the videos because they don't conform to the strict cultural taboos of the Arab world. But the apparent openness and freedom portrayed in the videos are in contrast to the authoritarian politics of the region.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his new multi-part documentary on World War II. It's called "The War."

Ken Burns in The World's studios

Our daily geography quiz.

The World's Alex Gallafent reports on research that suggests that the average walking pace in cities around the world is speeding up.

Today's answer is Panama City, where officials are renovating the town's historic center, known as Casco Viejo. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.