General Motors and Chrysler produce nearly a quarter of their North American vehicles in Ontario. So they're asking Canadian taxpayers to pitch in almost a quarter of the money that the companies say they need to stay afloat. The World's Jason Margolis has more.

Thrifty folk in England are packing their cars with unwanted stuff and carting it off to flea markets, to sell from their trunks - or boots - as they're called over there. Tracey Hobson, organizer of a car boot sale in south London, sends this audio postcard.

Video: Tracey Hobson at the 'boot' sale

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with Israeli leaders in Jerusalem today. Clinton stressed that Israel could count on continued support from the US, but also said the Obama Administration will work hard towards an independent Palestinian state. Correspondent Linda Gradstein reports.

Palestinians got a boost last night in the form of 4.5 billions dollars in aid to help rebuild the Gaza Strip. The money was pledged at an international donor conference held last night in Sharm-El-Sheik Egypt. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

Gaza conflict

Masked gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in Lahore, Pakistan today. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest from Abbas Nasir, editor of the Daily Dawn newspaper in Pakistan.

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For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the capital of Burkina Faso. It's where a major African film festival is under way. The answer is Ouagadougou. The BBC's Audrey Brown has been covering the film festival all week. She speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins.

American folk singer Pete Seeger is being honored in Sweden today as part of Music Freedom Day. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Seeger's grandson, Tao Rodriquez-Seeger, a musician in his own right.

A group of unmarried Indian men are making a last ditch attempt to find love. The 121 bachelors, aged 16 to 80, are building a road, illegally, and with little more than hand tools. They blame their single status on the inaccessible location of their mountain village. Prospective partners may also point to the Maoist militants who operate in the area. But the bachelors are passionate - and the road is already half finished.