One of America's leading sociologists, Charles Moskos, has died. He was best known as the father of the military's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy, in regard to service by gays and lesbians. Anchor Marco Werman takes a moment to review Moskos' life and work.

Lebanon's long political crisis ended recently with the election of a new president. But that didn't change things overnight. Many Lebanese remain at least as loyal to their parties as they are to their country. The World's Aaron Schachter reports on how the divided loyalties have continued to manifest themselves.

Opponents of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin are digitally disappearing from TV shows. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Hany Farid, a professor at Dartmouth College who studies tampered images.

Mao Zedong (right) had a "comrade" erased

For our Geo Quiz today, we're looking for the capital of Ukraine.

Marco Werman speaks with Joseph Contreras in Mexico City about recent violence against fans of "emo" music in Mexico. Contreras wrote about the trend for the current issue of "Spin" magazine.

For our Geo Quiz, we were looking for the name of the capital of Ukraine. The answer is Kiev. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports on a controversy a local TV show that asked viewers to name the greatest Ukrainian of all time.

Reporter Meribeth Deen has a profile of the Turkish band Orient Expressions. The Istanbul band blends electronica, jazz and Turkish traditional folk music.

Today on the World: Barack Obama launches into the fall campaign with a call for "aggressive, principled diplomacy" in dealing with Iran; The music of American-Iranian composer, Jamshied Sharifi.

As the now presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama took his turn speaking at the pro-Israel AIPAC conference today. He called for "aggressive, principled diplomacy" in dealing with the threat from Iran. The World's Matthew Bell reports.