94 Guantánamo detainees are expected to be repatriated to Yemen in the coming weeks. The Yemeni government has said it will rehabilitate them, but many are skeptical. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Yemen expert Gregory Johnsen, who's at Princeton.

Iraq holds its first election in three years this weekend. Up for grabs are 440 provincial council seats. The last time Iraq held provincial elections, Sunnis largely boycotted the vote. This time everyone's getting in on the act. The World's Katy Clark reports.

Gazans are slowly starting to rebuild after the three week war between Israel and Hamas. Many in Gaza are getting cash assistance from Hamas. As The World's Quil Lawrence reports from Gaza City, Hamas is aiming to demonstrate that it can still provide social services, and that it's still firmly in control.

Gaza conflict

The fallout from the conflict in Gaza has now landed on the doorstep of the BBC. Britain's public broadcaster is fending off criticism over its refusal to air an appeal for aid to Palestinians in Gaza. The World's Laura Lynch reports.

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who's accused of trying to sell a US senate seat, recently said that when he was arrested he took solace from thinking of three human rights heroes. Anchor Lisa Mullins has more.

Here's a sobering thought for American homeowners: Japan went through 10 years of continual decline in real estate values in the 1990s. Many economists say there are strong parallels between Japan's "lost decade" and America's economy today. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Vivienne Walt, Time magazine's Paris correspondent, about the upcoming economic summit in Davos. The title for this year's forum is "Shaping the Post-Crisis World."

Our daily geography quiz.

A Latin passage has been used for years by typesetters -- and now web designers -- as a placeholder for future English text. The World's Alex Gallafent tries to find out how it became the dummy text of choice.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the island of Cyprus. Muslim Turk Cypriots and Christian Greek Cypriots live on opposite sides of Cyprus. The island's divisions also extend to culinary matters. As The World's Aaron Schachter reports, Greek and Turkish Cypriots often disagree on what to call the island's traditional dishes.