The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Paris on the first steps taken by France's president-elect Nicolas Sarkozy. Sarkozy has promised to strengthen France's global role and renew his country's partnership with the United States.

Todd Melby reports that some Somali cabbies at the Minneapolis airport are taking a controversial stand. The Somali cab drivers are Muslim, and alcohol has no place in Islam. So the cabbies are refusing rides to passengers carrying liquor. But airport authorities say rides can't be denied to booze-toting travelers.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Lim Yun Suk, a woman who works in South Korea's corporate world, about reaction there to a landmark ruling from South Korea's High Court. The Court awarded damages to a woman who said she was forced to drink against her will at company functions. Drinking is considered part of the job in South Korea's corporate culture.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with a couple who've been blogging about their experiences on both sides of the Iraq war. Captain Eric Coulson in the US Army reserves and is based in Ramadi, Iraq. His wife, Karen, has been writing about her experience as a military spouse back home in Missouri.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on a mysterious blogger in Iraq who's been writing about life there for the past four years. She goes by the name of Riverbend, and says she's now preparing to leave the country.

The World's Jeb Sharp reports on the growing humanitarian crisis in Iraq. The International Committee of the Red Cross says it stepping up operations there to combat the rising number of displaced people and worsening conditions for civilians.