The World's Katy Clark reports that the Pentagon has recommended a new US military command exclusively for Africa. Africa has assumed greater strategic importance for the United States since the fight against terrorism began.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Abdi Rashid Aden Sed, special emissary of the president of Somalia's transitional government, about the unrest in Somalia.

The World's Matthew Excell tells us about a music school in Britain where Indian and Western teachers pass along the ancient traditions of Indian classical music.

Today's answer is Sydney and Hobart, the start and finish cities for a yacht race that began in Australia yesterday.

Correspondent Anita Elash reports on the controversial French politician Jean-Marie le Pen. The extreme-right politician has made a career of racism, anti-Semitism, and historical revisionism. But he's trying to moderate his image for the upcoming French presidential election.

Where in the world will we go today?

Correspondent Irris Makler reports that drug researchers in Israel are turning to the Bible for clues to creating new medicines.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Laurie Garrett, Senior Fellow for Global Health at the Council on Foreign Relations, about funding strategies for helping the world's sick and poor. Her article, "The Challenge of Global Health," appears in the upcoming issue of Foreign Affairs. It challenges the notion of putting money toward specific diseases.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on a joint history project by China and Japan. One of the goals is to write a history of Japan's occupation of China during the 1930's and 40's that both countries can agree on.