Taliban and al Qaeda fighters are believed to be hiding in the Pakistani region of South Waziristan -- near the border with Afghanistan. The Pakistani government rarely allows foreign journalists to travel there. But the BBC's Barbara Plett was allowed to go. She speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins.

Suicide bomb attacks in Algiers yesterday and a terrorist action in Casablanca on Tuesday have raised concerns about terrorism in North Africa and the potential for spillover into Europe. The World's Jeb Sharp reports.

A blast inside Iraq's parliament compound today left at least three lawmakers and five others dead. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest on the story from one of the BBC's correspondents in Baghdad, Jim Muir.

Downtown Baghdad

Reporter Andrea Smardon profiles Haitian-American artist Marc Bamuthi Joseph and his latest project called "Scourge." Joseph uses hip-hop theater to explore his Haitian roots, and describe what it's like to be Haitian in America.

Today's answer is the Lake Disctrict in Northwest England. That region inspired William Wordsworth to write the poem "The Daffodils" one hundred years ago. Now the region's tourist board hopes a hip-hop version of the poem will inspire young people to seek out the Lake District. Anchor Marco Werman explains.

Where in the world will we go today?

Alan Johnston

Colleagues of a BBC correspondent gone missing from the Gaza Strip mark the month since his disappearance. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with BBC reporter Richard Miron about fellow reporter Alan Johnston, who hasn't been heard from since disappearing on assignment in Gaza.

Israel's Prime Minister is under investigation for alleged corruption. Israel's President is charged with abuse of power and rape. The nation's finance minister is accused of embezzlement. And these are not the only senior Israeli officials under suspicion. The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Jerusalem.

The US military may be sending injured troops back into battle. Salon.com reporter Mark Benjamin says evidence exists that shows that troops suffering from acute post traumatic stress disorder, serious back injuries, and other injuries are being redeployed to Iraq. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Benjamin to get the full story.