Taiwan and China have launched their first regular direct weekend charter flights. Caroline Gluck reports that today's visitors to Taipei got a big welcome.

During World War II, more than 100,000 Japanese and Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps in the United States. They couldn't earn money, practice their religion, or speak Japanese. But they were allowed to play baseball. The World's Clark Boyd reports.

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Last week, The World asked listeners for their nominees for the worst ever cover of a song. The World's Andrea Smardon samples some of the suggestions.

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For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for a Palestinian city, north of Jerusalem that hosted its first ever road race today.

The answer to today's geo quiz is the West Bank city of Nablus. Reporter Matt Gutman reports on the Wataniya Nablus (car) Rally.

We kick off an occasional series on unofficial national anthems. Today, The World's Gerry Hadden introduces us to the unofficial anthem of Spain.

Today on The World: A look at Russia's role in the "G8," the group of the leading industrialized nations meeting this week in Japan; Plus, Brazil's black market for weapons flourishes in spite of strict gun control laws; And how the food we waste contributes to the rise of food prices around the globe.

A suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killed more than forty people. Eyewitnesses described the horrific scene after the blast.

The Kabul bombing adds tension to the already-strained relationship between Afghanistan and its neighbor, Pakistan. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The G8 summit is underway in Japan. The G8 is a grouping of the globe's leading industrialised countries, but some still question Russia's membership in the group. The World's Alex Gallafent reports.