For today's Global Hit, Genevieve Oger tells us about the emergence of Muslim rappers in France. They rap about what it means to be a Muslim in France today.

Today's Geo answer is the Sri Lankan town of Galle). An elephant polo tournament began there today. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Kimberly Zenz, the captain of the DC Elephant Polo Team.

Our daily geography quiz.

Today, British police have unveiled a new database that will help them track footprints more efficiently. It's a technological advance on an old detective strategy. The World's Alex Gallafent explains.

The World's Jeb Sharp continues her series of stories on Rwanda's efforts to find justice, 13 years after its genocide. Today, she reports on a community service program in Rwanda, where genocide perpetrators build houses for survivors.

Contributor Tom Fenton talks about the Pentagon's sharpening focus on Africa. It's part of the Bush Administration's "Global War on Terror."

Europe's biggest-ever trial of Islamic militants has opened in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Twenty-nine people are charged with involvement in the train bombings there that killed nearly 200 people three years ago.

Reporter Prue Clarke in New York tells the story of Ishmael Beah. The former child soldier from Sierra Leone has written a memoir. It's called "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier."

Thousands of US and Iraqi troops swept through Baghdad today, searching house-to-house for militants and seizing weapons. Los Angles Times bureau chief Borzou Daragahi is there and tells anchor Lisa Mullins that it's a very visible operation and that Iraqi soldiers are out in front.