The World's Matthew Bell has an update on financial markets around the globe. Stock exchanges in Asia and Europe dropped because of concerns about the US sub-prime mortgage industry. That's because international firms and institutions have been buying into that part of the U.S. economy.

The World's Andrea Crossan tells us about Jim Bryson, a singer that hails from the city that Canadians like to call their "small town" capital, Ottawa. The city is often featured in Bryson's music.

Extremely dry and hot conditions in southern Europe this summer have resulted in a wave of wildfires. In southern Italy, some suspect that the mafia is behind some of the fires. Nancy Greenleese has the story from Rome.

Today's answer is Khadimiya, a district north of Baghdad that is at the heart of a Shia religious festival today.

Michael Fay drawing

Reporter Bill Hangley profiles a combat artist. Warrant Officer Michael Fay has served in Iraq and Afghanistan, armed with both a rifle... and a sketchbook. He's a Marine Corps artist. And he paints Marines at work in hot, tense, and dangerous places.

Where in the world will we go today?

The World's Jason Margolis reports on an international effort to give people in Bangladesh better flood warnings. Hundreds have died and millions have lost their homes because of recent floods in Bangladesh and India.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Jeb Sharp, who is visiting a temporary camp in Chad that is home to 200,000 refugees from Darfur.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Peeta Thorneycraft of London's Daily Telegraph about the escalating economic crisis in Zimbabwe. Lisa also speaks with filmmaker Eugene Ulman about an oasis of free expression in Zimbabwe known as "The Book Café."