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Month of August , 2007
Settlers evicted in Hebron (4:30) August 7, 2007permalink
Israeli security forces have forcibly removed more than 200 Jewish settlers and their supporters from two houses they'd been occupying in the West Bank city of Hebron. Correspondent Matt Gutman reports.
Britain presses for Guantanamo release (3:30) August 7, 2007permalink
Britain is calling on the United States to release five men detained at the prison at Guantanamo Bay. Former prime minister Tony Blair declined to intervene in Guantanamo cases. But the new prime minister, Gordon Brown, is taking a different tack. The BBC's Rob Watson reports.
Moving Guantanamo detainees (4:30) August 7, 2007permalink
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with British lawyer Clive Stafford Smith about Britain's call for the release of five detainees held at Guantanamo. Stafford Smith represents 35 Guantanamo detainees and is the author of "Bad Men: Guantanamo Bay and the Secret Prisons."
Russian missile mars relations with Georgia (3:30) August 7, 2007permalink
A missile from a Russian fighter plane is said to have plowed into the ground in a Georgian village. The missile did not explode. But its impact on Russian-Georgian relations could be quite explosive. The World's Jason Margolis reports.
China's President Wen Jiabao recently announced he wanted to be able to provide all Chinese, especially children, with half a liter of milk a day. Milk has not been popular in China in the past. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with food writer Grace Young about why that's changing.
Jakartans choose a governor (4:30) August 7, 2007permalink
For the first time ever, people in Jakarta, Indonesia, can vote directly for their governor. But polls suggest many won't be voting tomorrow. They're already disillusioned with their young democracy. Reporter Trish Anderton has the story.
Shakespeare on the border (5:00) August 7, 2007permalink
Correspondent Marcos Najera of station KJZZ tells us about some farm workers in a tiny US-Mexico border town who are putting their own stamp on one of Shakespeare's comedies.
Today's answer is the Bolivian city of Sucre, where the discovery of dinosaur footprints in 1994 has gained international attention. But correspondent Ruxandra Guidi reports that the city's popularity as a tourist site may also contribute to its deterioration.
Art theft in France (5:00) August 7, 2007permalink
Four paintings were stolen from a fine arts museum in the French city of Nice on Sunday. Two Bruegels and a Monet are among them. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on the case from Jonathan Sazonoff, an expert on stolen art.