The Muslim holy month of Ramadan offers no respite from the violence for residents of Baghdad. Amal Saqre of the BBC's Arabic Language Service sent us a report on Ramadan in the Iraqi capital.

Masked gunmen today attacked the offices of a satellite tv station in Baghdad. 11 people were killed. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with LA Times Baghdad correspondent Borzou Daragahi in the Iraqi capital.

Iranian-born composer's latest work is called "Toward That Endless Plain." It tells a story -- without words -- of confrontation and reconciliation between the Muslim world and the West. Helen Barrington has today's Global Hit.

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The answer to Today's Geo Quiz is Cancun. That's the 7-and-half-mile Carribean beach that was recently restored after Hurricane Wilma roared through one year ago. It took 96 million cubic feet of sand and 1.5 billion dollars. Host Marco Werman speaks with Patricia Lopez, who runs the local Convention and Vistors Bureau.

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Helen Zille is the mayor of one of Cape Town, South Africa. She narrowly eked out a victory against the African National Congress. Now the ANC is trying to force the white mayor out of power. Correspondent Amy Costello reports that even some ANC supporters are worried about what the power play is doing to their party's image.

Today we're look for the name of a Carribean beach that's been recently restored to its white-sand glory after being decimated by Hurricane Wilma last year.

Thousands of protestors from Oaxaca City are camped out near the Senate building in central Mexico City. They're calling for their governor to be removed from power. After days of negotiations, there's a chance that the crisis will be resolved. The World's Franc Contreras reports.
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A new survey published in the medical journal, The Lancet, has estimated that over 650,000 civilians have dies in violence across Iraq since since US-led invasion in 2003. This estimate is much higher than calculations produced by the UN, or the British and US governments. The World's Jeb Sharp reports.

Host Marco Werman profiles Chinese entrepreneur Zhang Yin - one of the world's richest self-made women. She made her fortune by recycling paper imported from the US and now she's part of a booming trend of Chinese dollar billionaires.