The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Islamabad on a unique method of banking known as the Hawalla system. It's a religiously-sanctioned method of transferring money, generally under the table. Washington believes it's often used to fund terrorist operations. But Pakistan wants to put an end to it for another reason...it's a drain on the country's treasury.

With the US economy on the downspin, some Americans are seeking work in Dubai. But even that affluent emirate is feeling the effects of the global financial crisis. Reporter Ben Gilbert has the story.

A new Arabic to English translation of the Arabian Nights was published this week. It's the first complete translation since the 1880s, and it's taken 10 years. Anchor David Baron speaks with historian Robert Irwin to find out why the old tales need a new translation.

Anchor David Baron speaks with MJ Akbar, an independent journalist and author about a mood of fear and anger in India in the wake of the Mumbai attacks.

Paul Lewis, a reporter for The Guardian, speaks about the rise in what's called citizen journalism, that's blogs and file-sharing websites, and how it played a role in reporting the Mumbai attacks.

Two new polls indicate that anti-Semitism may be on the rise in Spain. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

Arab's represent about 20 percent of Israel's population. And they're claiming that their minority status has resulted in systematic discrimination by Israelis. Linda Gradstein reports from the northern Israeli city of Haifa.

Our daily geography puzzler.

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the Shangrila Express, and we found at least two. The first is a new railway that runs from Beijing to Lhasa in Tibet. The other can be found on the streets of Jackson Heights in the New York City borough of Queens. It's a food cart run by street vendor Namgyal Gompa who sells traditional Tibetan cuisine.

The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, a cavalry regiment of the British Army stationed in Iraq, recorded a bagpipe album last year. It sold an unexpected 300,000 copies. Now they've recorded a sequel, this time at the Basra airport under a tent. Anchor David Baron has details.