After President Bush leaves the G8 summit in Germany, he's making a stop over in Albania for 6 hours. While there, he plans to meet with government officials. Anchor Marco Werman talks with Albanian journalist Andrea Stefani about some of the topics on the agenda during the short visit.

Romania is not on President Bush's itinerary this time around, but Bush lauded the country in the past for overthrowing dictator Nicolae Ceasescu in 1989. Now there's a new Romanian film out that deals with the downfall of the Ceasescu regime. Correspondent Beth Accomando has the story.

Since 9/11, the U-S government has rounded up suspected terrorists overseas using a controversial process known as "extraordinary rendition." The World's Katy Clark reports on the first criminal trial involving "rendition" as it gets underway in Italy.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nicaraguan immigrant Camilo Mejia who's recent book details his decision to desert the US Army after serving in Iraq.

Where in the world will we go today?

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for five African countries where it isn't against the law to criticize their presidents. The five countries are: South Africa, Togo, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique.

Anchor Marco Werman tells us about the affect Colombia's golden age of salsa is having on the country's younger generation.

In today's Technology Podcast, we take a look at some of the technologies underlying the Bush Administation's missile defense shield. Also, some MIT researchers find a way to send electricity without cables or wires -- call it WiTricity. And finally, an extended interview with Martin Stiksel, one of the founders of the popular London-based online radio outfit last.fm. Have a great weekend everyone.

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A Virginia court today ruled that the U-S government cannot detain an immigrant suspected of being an al-Qaeda agent in the U-S without charging him. The ruling struck a blow to the Bush Administration's policy of detaining so-called enemy combatants. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details on the significance of the ruling from Scott Silliman, director of the Center for Law, Ethics and National Security at Duke University.