Andrew Neil

Rupert Murdoch's got his wish. The media mogul has his hands on The Wall Street Journal. Murdoch's coveted the respected paper for many years. He also has a history of intervening in the editorial process of his papers. Aaron Schachter speaks with Andrew Neil, a former editor at one of Murdoch's papers, The Sunday Times of London.

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with the BBC's Alistair Leithead in Kabul about the hostage crisis involving members of a South Korean church group in Afghanistan. The South Koreans were kidnapped by the Taliban, and the Afghan government is refusing to meet the kidnappers' demands.

Matt Gutman reports that Israelis are skeptical about American efforts to jump start the Middle East peace process. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is trying to organize a regional conference to get the process rolling again.

The World's Jeb Sharp has the latest on the struggle for stability in Iraq. Today, the country's government suffered a major blow. Iraq's main Sunni Arab political bloc pulled out of the cabinet.08

The World's William Troop tells us about composer Dino Saluzzi from Argentina. Saluzzi is a master of Argentina's national instrument, the button accordion known as the bandoneon. His latest CD is a collaboration with a cellist from Germany.

Today's answer is Canterbury, England and Rome, Italy. The two cities were connected in ancient times by a pilgrimage route known as the Via Francigena. The World's Alex Gallafent reports.

Where in the world will we go today?

Anchor Aaron Schachter speaks with historian Michael Morgan, author of "Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers and Artists." Morgan describes Baghdad as the "thought center" of the world a thousand years ago.

Correspondent Ursula Lindsey reports on the plight of thousands of Palestinians living on the Egyptian side of the border with the Gaza Strip. They were stranded there when the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, took control of Gaza in June.