The border between Israel and the Egyptian desert is a favorite crossing point for smugglers. Israeli officials are concerned the same route is now being used by Palestinian suicide bombers. Some Israelis are talking about building a fence along the Egyptian border. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mouin Rabbani, Senior Analyst with the International Crisis Group, about the upsurge in violence among Palestinian factions in Gaza.

Correspondent Amy Costello reports on a boycott of the Saigon Grill restaurants in New York. The protesters are Chinese delivery men who've been fired from those eateries. They say they were paid as little as $1.60 an hour.

A documentary called "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" has been provoking discussion and controversy wherever it's been shown. Its admirers say it's a candid examination of the threat of radical Islam. Its critics call it Muslim bashing. The World's Katy Clark reports:

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Colby Buzzell, this year's winner of the Blooker Prize. That's the award for the best book that started as a blog. Buzzell was in the US army in Iraq and wrote about his experiences there.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with New York Times reporter Edward Wong about the three American soldiers who disappeared two days ago after an attack on their convoy south of Baghdad. Today, al Qaeda front group warned the United States to stop searching for the missing soldiers.

Who needs a car that goes over 25 mph anyhow? The all-electric car is back! What's so great about biofuels? Oil issues in Iraq an Russia. Checking in with the Iraqi blogger Riverbend. And two stories about HIV in Mexico and South Africa.

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