Yesterday marked the one-year anniversary of the murder of Russian investigative reporter Anna Politkavskaya. Her killer remains at large. Today the lead investigator released some news on the case. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.

Today is the tenth anniversary of Kim Jong Il's consolidation of power in North Korea. The World's Mary Kay Magistad has a profile of the country's "Dear Leader."

Our daily Geo Quiz.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the daughter of Japanese-American haiku poet Violet Kazuede de Cristoforo. De Cristoforo spent four years in internment camps during World War II. Her work gave voice to the more than 120-thousand Japanese-Americans sent to those camps. She died last Wednesday at the age of 90.

Today's answer is the Spanish town of El Puerto de Santa Maria. The town is known for its sherry...its fresh fish...and its connection to Christopher Columbus. Reporter Hayley Salvo has details.

The World's Marco Werman profiles Bi Kidude, a singer from Zanzibar who's keeping alive the East African islands' musical connection to the Middle East.

October 9, 2007 full program

The Iraqi government wants the American private security firm Blackwater to compensate the families of Iraqi civilians killed by Blackwater employees last month. The World's Jason Margolis has more on the story.

Anchor Marco Werman reports that many countries -- like Britain -- have been downsizing their military presence in Iraq. But the small nation of Georgia has been increasing the number of its troops deployed in Iraq.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Timothy Greenfield-Sanders about his recent project photographing injured veterans of the war in Iraq.