The US military says it has captured a senior member of the group that calls itself "al Qaeda in Iraq." The World's Jason Margolis has the story.

The World's William Troop tells us about Jose Conde and his band, Ola Fresca. They're based in New York, but they're out to create a new wave in Cuban music.

Today's answer includes all the Canadian provinces that are home to Cree communities: Northern Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, and Saskatechewan. CBC Reporter Alain Picard tells us about a a major legal settement reached between the Cree and the Canadian government.

Our daily geography quiz.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the BBC's Chris Hogg for the latest on a nuclear disaster unfolding in Japan. Yesterday's earthquake damaged a nuclear reactor, sparking a fire and leading to a radioactive leak.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad has our second report on the coming of age of China's "one-child" generation. Today, we meet a journalism student named Ken. He's the first person from his rural village to go to college. The village pooled its resources to help send him there. And he's feeling the weight of their expectations.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with journalist Giles Chapman about the life and legacy of British engineer Jack Odell, creator of Matchbox cars. Odell passed away earlier this month.

Reporter Matt Gutman has the story of a Palestinian song that expresses a growing frustration among Palestinians. People are growing weary of the power struggle between Fatah and Hamas and are losing faith in both parties.

The BBC's Sebastian Usher reports on one of the grimmest parts of the conflict in Iraq. It's the discovery of unidentified bodies in the Tigris River south of Baghdad. The people who live along the river say the bodies, often mutilated and decomposed, wash up on their shores every day.