For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for a South African city that's the site of a Mugabe Street.
Saudi women challenge driving ban (3:30) July 10, 2008 download |permalink
Women in Saudi Arabia can buy cars. They just can't drive them. The conservative kingdom forbids women to drive. But some Saudi women are challenging the law and they're using YouTube to get their message out. The BBC's Crispin Thorold has the story.
A call for royalties from Guantanamo (2:00) July 10, 2008 download |permalink
A Canadian lawyer wonders whether the US military should pay royalties on the music it plays at high volume for interrogations. Anchor Lisa Mullins has more.
The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the South African city of Durban. Locals there have complained that a road called Mugabe Street should be renamed to honor a South African hero instead of Zimbabwe's controversial president.
Mexican actress and singer Ximena Sarinana makes her debut in the United States tonight. Ancor Lisa Mullins speaks to Sarinana about her success in Mexico and her next big step in the US.
Today on The World: A North Korean soldier shoots and kills a South Korean tourist; China's push to urbanize the country's western reaches leaves some who live there feeling marginalized; The debate in the yoga community over the prospect of yoga becoming an Olympic Sport.
North Korea soldier kills South Korean tourist (5:15) July 11, 2008 download |permalink
A North Korean soldier shot and killed a South Korean tourist today. The incident took place at the Kumgang mountain resort in North Korea, highlighting just how tense relations between the two Koreas still are. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Seoul correspondent, John Sudworth.
Missile tests and military exercises have raised fears of a possible military conflict between Iran and Israel. But few experts are predicting a war, as the BBC's Jonathan Marcus reports from Israel.
The balance of power in the Middle East (3:30) July 11, 2008 download |permalink
Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Rami Khouri, editor-at-large for Beirut's Daily Star newspaper, about how the ongoing tensions between Iran, Israel and the US could affect the balance of power in the Middle East.
The debate surrounding Olympic yoga (4:00) July 11, 2008 download |permalink
Yoga champion Esak Garcia
There is a movement to get yoga into the Olympics. But not everyone in the yoga community supports the idea. The World's Kristine Allington reports.