Developers and preservationists have been at odds when it comes to building in Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The city is teeming with archeological riches just under the surface. But now they've worked out a compromise that may become a model for future development. Ben Gilbert reports.

President Bush has designated three areas in the Pacific Ocean as national marine monuments. It's the largest marine conservation effort in history. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Roger McManus, vice president for global marine programs at Conservation International.

Rose atoll

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Major Avital Leibovich, senior spokeswoman for the Israeli Defense Force, about the fighting in Gaza and the rise in the number of civilians killed by Israeli fire there.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Marc Garlasco, senior military analyst at Human Rights Watch, about the use of missiles in the Gaza conflict.

The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt is the only route into Gaza that doesn't go through Israel. The Egyptian and Israeli governments have been criticized for making it tough to get through at Rafah....especially for doctors trying to get to the injured. Aya Batrawy reports.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Today's Geo Quiz takes us to a fishing village in northern Haiti where the beach is owned by a major cruise line and the locals don't get to use it. The answer is Labadie. Reporter Ruxandra Guidi takes us there.

The World's Marco Werman plays a sample of Calypso funk and soul music from the 70s, and found that the musicians had a lot on their minds 30 years ago.

Today on The World: Israel and Hamas consider a ceasefire, but there's no agreement yet; A major outsourcing company in India admits to massive financial fraud; and Europe suffers from the cold, as the flow of natural gas from Russia is cut off.

Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on the conflict between Israel and Hamas from The World's Quil Lawrence, who's at the Gaza border. There was a three-hour break in the fighting today. Both Israel and Hamas are reportedly considering a ceasefire, but there's no agreement yet.

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