Anchor Katy Clark gets reaction to President Obama's plans for Afghanistan from Shukria Barakzai, a member of Afghanistan's parliament.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with The World's Laura Lynch in Karachi for reaction in Pakistan to President Obama's plan for Pakistan.

A small liberal arts college in New York is about to launch the first American dual degree program with a Palestinian university. Daniel Estrin reports.

This weekend France celebrates the 50th anniversary of Le Petit Nicholas. He's a hugely popular character in a series of French children's books. But he's never caught on here. Correspondent Anita Elash has the story.

President Obama reached out to Iran today in his speech outlining his new plan for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Los Angles Times correspondent Borzou Daragahi about recent changes in Iranian-American relations.

The candidates up for office in Turkey's local elections this weekend include Jews, Armenian Christians, and a transgender woman. Never before have so many non-traditional politicians been on the ballot in the mostly Muslim country. The World's Aaron Schachter reports that some Turks see this as a sign of democratization, but others say it's a ploy to curry favor with the European Union.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Dr. Reza Malekzadeh, part of a research team in Iran that's reporting a possible link between hot beverages and cancer of the esophagus. The rate of cancer is particularly high in a rural part of Iran where people drink their tea especially hot.

Where in the world will we go today?

President Obama sent a recorded message to viewers of a music awards show on the Spanish language network, Univision last night. Anchor Katy Clark has details.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A group of touring clowns arrived there today to entertain thousands of children in refugee camps. The Spanish charity, Clowns Without Borders, has teamed up with the United Nations aid agency, UNHCR. Anchor Katy Clark finds out more from UN spokeswoman, Francesca Fontanini.