The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Vietnam ahead of President Bush's visit there tomorrow. The trip is rekindling comparisons between the Vietnam War and the current conflict in Iraq.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with New York Times Baghdad Bureau Chief John Burns about the confusion surrounding Tuesday's mass kidnapping of dozens of victims from the Education Ministry building in Baghdad. There are conflicting reports on the fate of the victims.

The World's Gerry Hadden has the story of a 26-year-old rapper from northern France named Kamini. He's being called France's first 'rural rapper', and the internet has made him an overnight superstar.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on today's announcement that scientists have sequenced the DNA from the leg bone of a Neanderthal man. The results support the idea that humans and Neanderthals are distant relatives who once interbred.

For today's answer, we asked where the Japanese pitching phenom Daisuke Matsuzaka plays. He pitches for the Seibu Lions. Their ball park is in the city of Tokorozawa, in Saitama prefecture, which is on Japan's Honshu Island.

Host Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's media correspondent Torrin Douglas about the quality of Al Jazeera's first English-language broadcast.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on today's launch of Al Jazeera's new English-language news channel.

Where in the world will we go today?

Host Marco Werman speaks to the BBC's Christopher Hogg is in Tokyo about the tsunami alert which was issued today in Japan. The alert was triggered by a major underwater earthquake in the north Pacific. Only small waves were reported in Japan and elsewhere following the quake.