The BBC's Martin Plaut reports from Congo on allegations that U-N peacekeepers there may have secretly supplied arms to Congolese militias in exchange for gold. There's evidence that a U-N inquiry into the charges may have been blocked.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Variety film critic Lisa Nesselson about Iran's reaction to a film that screened today at the Cannes Film Festival in France. The film is an adaptation of author Marjane Satrapi's novel about her life during and after the Iranian revolution.

Information on the film "Sicko."


Information on the film "A Mighty Heart."

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Lisa Nesselson talks with Lisa Mullins about the films 'Sicko" and "A Migty Heart" shown at the Cannes festival in the past week.

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Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details on a massive US construction project underway in Iraq. The new US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone is slated to be completed in September. The compound will cover 104 acres and cost close to 600 million dollars, making it the largest and most expensive embassy in the world.

The World's Jeb Sharp reports on the latest in the battle over funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Democrats lost the fight to tie funding to dates for troop withdrawal. But Congress is expected to pass a bill that does tie funding to specific benchmarks of progress.

Finland's young singer-songwriter Astrid Swan is the subject of today's Global Hit. The World's Marco Werman explains that she's just hit the number one slot in her home with a song she recorded live on American public radio a few weeks ago.

The answer to our Geo Quiz: The "world's largest lake" is the Caspian Sea.

Last December, an Iranian-American academic was detained in Iran after she visited her elderly mother. Haleh Esfandiari in now in prison there. She's been accused of trying to overthrow the Iranian government. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Esfandiari's husband Shaul Bakhash about their ordeal.

Panama plans to expand the Panama Canal. But the multi-billion dollar project will also affect the country's largest city. The World's Jason Margolis tells us about the urban planning and environmental challenges facing Panama City

Where in the world will we go today?

A new government commission in Bulgaria is opening secret files of the country's Communist-era secret police. Now some former agents are being outed. Correspondent Matthew Brunwasser reports from Sofia.