The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Abu Dhabi, one of the United Arab Emirates. It was announced today that the Abu Dhabi Investment Council has bought a majority stake in New York's landmark Chrysler Building.

Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is in France, where she is the focus of much media attention. Lisa Mullins talks with Time Magazine's Paris correspondent Vivienne Walt about the French reaction to Betancourt's rescue and return.

Ten years ago this month the Buena Vista Social Club played Carnegie Hall. The World's William Troop tells us about this historic show.

Onward and upward. A French court tells auction giant Ebay to fork over 60 million in damages over the sales of fakes. Also, a major flaw in the Web is discovered. Then, two Knights for the price of one -- we have interviews with Sir Clive Sinclair and Sir Tim Berners-Lee. All that, plus an anecdote to the cynicism which runs rampant on the Tech Podcast.

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Today on The World: The United States urges Iran to stop testing missiles; Women in Saudi Arabia take to the web to challenge the Kingdom's ban on female drivers; and a Chinese city's growing pains as it tries to live up to China's vision of an urban future.

Iran said today it's conducted more missile tests. Israel has countered with a hi-tech announcement of its own. And the United States has imposed more economic sanctions on Iran. But some American exports to Iran have increased, including some popular consumer goods. The World's Alex Gallafent reports.

Despite all the muscle-flexing and talk of war by Iran and Israel, diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program are continuing. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Vali Nasr, author of "The Shia Revival: How Conflicts Within Islam will Shape the Future."

Beirut has suffered its fair share of violence and terrorism. Now a restaurant owner in the Lebanese capital is trying to cash in on that past. His establishment is called "Buns and Guns." The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

The "Buns and Guns" restaurant

You may have seen a striking photo on the front page of the New York Times a few weeks back. It featured a young Zimbabwean child crying. The child's legs were in casts, apparently as a result of an assault by government-sponsored thugs. It's a story many in the press got wrong, as Newsweek correspondent Rod Nordland explains to anchor Lisa Mullins.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad has the fourth in our series on China's urbanization. Today, she reports from one of China's newest cities, Xinji.