The Institute for Healthcare Improvement today announced that its '100,000 Lives' campaign in the United States has saved more than 122,000 lives. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Joe McCannon, manager of the '100,000 lives' campaign, about how the program can go beyond US borders.

David Chanatry reports on a group of young political activists in Albania called Mjaft. The group hopes to encourage open democratic government in Albania as a way to improve living conditions in the country.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on the on-going controversy surrounding the death of eight Palestinian civilians on a beach in Gaza last week. Palestinians say they were killed by an artillery round fired by the Israeli military. Israel denies that.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Raghad Ali, an art professor at a university in Baghdad, about some of the changes taking place on the streets in Baghdad under the security crackdown launched today by the Iraqi government.

Host Lisa Mullins speaks to New York Times reporter Sabrina Tavernise about the security crackdown launched today by the Iraqi government.

Host Lisa Mullins tells us how Zimbabwean singer Thomas Mapfumo got his start and how his songs turned political. Songs by Mapfumo's first band have just been re-released in a new CD.

Today's answer is Leiden, The Netherlands, birthplace of Rembrandt. Host Lisa Mullins finds out about an international art competition sponsored by Radio Netherlands that's aimed at finding the Rembrandt of our times.

Where in the world will we go today?

The town manager of Turgovishte, Serbia, may have been a little loose with his choice of words when he suggested that he might hold a referendum on seceding. Serbs take the threat of secession seriously, given their recent history. Correspondent Matthew Brunwasser reports.