Host Ken Bader speaks with Sami Khiyami, Syria's Ambassador to Britain, about the diplomatic standoff between the US and Syria amidst the fighting in Lebanon.

Correspondent Suzanne Marmion reports from Congo's eastern province of North Kivu, where violence threatens to undermine the first multi-party elections in over 40 years.

Host Ken Bader gets the latest on the trial of Saddam Hussein from Los Angeles Times Baghdad Bureau Chief, Borzou Daragahi. Saddam is reportedly in his third week of a hunger strike as a protest against the court. He and his entire defense team boycotted today's court proceedings.

The World's Matthew Bell reports from London on rallies and demonstrations in Britain over the conflict in the Middle East.

Host Ken Bader speaks the BBC's Richard Miron, who is in Haifa, Israel. Northern Israel was hit by Hezbollah rockets again today.

On the 13th day of Israel's military offensive in Lebanon, Kate Seelye reports from the Lebanese city of Sidon. The city is overflowing with refugees, and there isn't enough food or water for them in the city.