It took almost 60 years. Now Israel is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent movement. But it won't be using the Red Cross or Red Crescent symbol. Host Marco Werman explains why Israel will have its own symbol.

Host Marco Werman speaks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center, about a Pew report released today on the attitudes of Western and Muslim societies toward each other. The report is called "The Great Divide: How Westerners and Muslims View Each Other."

President George Bush was in Hungary today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian uprising against Communist rule. Gabriel Partos is the BBC's South East European analyst. He speaks with host Marco Werman about today's events and the current state of US-Hungarian relations.

Host Marco Werman speaks with author Josephine Yun about Japan's thriving rock music industry.

Today we're looking for the name of the line of latitude at 23 and 1/2 degrees north of the equator which marks the point of the summer solstice. That line is the Tropic of Cancer. The World's David Leveille explores celebrations of the summer solstice around the world.

Our daily geography quiz.

Host Marco Werman speaks with Sharon Weinberger, author of the new book, "Imaginary Weapons: A Journey through the Pentagon's Scientific Underworld". Weinberger researched weapons-development projects funded by the Pentagon and found that some sound more like science fiction than reality.

The World's technology correspondent Clark Boyd looks at the current state of America's missile-defense program.

The horse racing world is witnessing a rags to riches story that harkens back to the legendary Seabiscuit. Australia's Takeover Target a gelding who's racing days were said to be over has claimed victory in a race at Royal Ascot. Host Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC's Cornelius Lysaght.