The World's Quil Lawrence reports that Iraqi oil production remains mired in a confusing legal tangle. The central government in Baghdad is hoping to pass a new law that would open the way for new oil production involving international companies. But the regional government in Iraq's northern Kurdish region didn't wait for that. It signed its own deals with companies and started production. It says it has the right to do so under Iraq's constitution.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports that the price for a barrel of crude oil topped 96 dollars in some markets today. That poses the question: can the global economy survive 100-dollars-a-barrel for oil?

A new law in effect in China today requires officials there to provide accurate and timely information about public emergencies. Up to now, Chinese officials often kept important public safety information under wraps for fear of losing their jobs. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Mary Kay Magistad about the new law.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has written a new book...SEVEN books actually...all written by hand. Anchor Marco Werman explains.

Matt Guttman reports on a new Palestinian plan to upgrade security in the West Bank. The idea is to try and clamp down on militants, and show the world that the Palestinian Authority can keep the peace. But on West Bank streets, Palestinians feel far from secure.

More than a half a billion people in Sub-Saharan Africa don't have access to electricity. But now, a non-profit organization that has had success with its wind-up radio is using the same technology to turn on the lights. The World's Technology correspondent Clark Boyd reports.

Tom Lantos

Gems are a major source of income for Burma's military rulers. That's why Congressman Tom Lantos introduced a new sanctions bill called the Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Lantos about the bill.

Fernando Lugo

Paraguay has been run by one political party for the past half century. But former Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo is hoping to challenge that. Reporter Charles Lane has the story.

There are two news events today relating to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. General Paul Tibbets, the American pilot who flew the Enola Gay on that mission to Hiroshima, has died at the age of 92. And Japan's Supreme Court ruled that the Japanese government must pay compensation to survivors of the atomic bomb blast who live outside Japan. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

Paul Warfield Tibbets Jr (1915-2007)