The World's Matthew Bell has the latest on upcoming changes in the US military chain of command, and how those changes might affect US strategy in Iraq.

It's flooding in Venice: What to do? 2006: A bad year for nuclear proliferation. Need to make a phone call in Kenya? Buy a mobile. Fighting AIDS in Cameroon. And they're listening to restored music in Georgia that's a century old. How'd they do that?

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The World's Marco Werman tells us about an Israeli musician who is inspired by the songs of African immigrants in Israel. Some critics say Idan Raichel's sound is "African music made in Israel."

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for a coastal city that borders on the Gulf of Bothnia. The answer is the central Swedish city of Sundsvall.

A balmy 50 degrees in New England, blizzards in Colorado, snow falling during the Australian summer... We've had some wild weather lately. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets an update on the state of the weather from The World's Health and Science Editor David Baron.

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The President of Egypt and Israel's Prime Minister met today to try to re-launch the Middle East peace process amid the latest violence in the Palestinian territories. The World's Aaron Schachter has more on the story.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on the expected job change for John Negroponte, and what that change could mean for Iraq and US national security policy. Negroponte is set to become the Number Two official at the State Department after less than two years as the country's first National Intelligence Director.

The French government has announced that it plans to pass a law that would require providing the homeless with a place to live. Correspondent Anita Elash has the story from Paris.