Sam Nunn

Lisa Mullins speaks with former Senator Sam Nunn. Nunn advocates direct US talks with North Korea, an option rejected so far by the Bush Administration.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says sanctions imposed on North Korea for its nuclear test are not designed to escalate tension. She was speaking in South Korea, which fears that too aggressive an approach by Washington could provoke a military reaction by Pyongyang. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins presents today's Global Hit, a duo from south Texas who call themselves Terremoto. Their recordings fuse jazz elements with the rhythmic styles of Brazil and Cuba. And when they play live, they share the stage with their laptop computers.

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The World's Ruxandra Guidi profiles Brazilian centrist presidential challenger, Geraldo Alckmin. He faces a runoff at the end of this month with incumbent president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, or Lula.

Today's answer is Woomera, the name of the largest land-based missile test range in the world. It's in Australia.

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Ben Gilbert reports from Beirut on how religion and patronage are slowing down the drive for political reform in Lebanon.

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the name of an Australian missile test range where Britain tested its nuclear weapons.

The World's Technology correspondent Jason Margolis reports on Tehran's move to ban high-speed Internet in Iranian homes and cafes. Iranian officials announced today that internet service providers are now forbidden to provide internet connections faster than 128 kilobytes per second. Critics say it's the latest in a government clampdown on access to information.

Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Frances Harrison in Tehran about how Iran is reacting to the latest developments in the North Korea nuclear crisis.