Reports say that more than 250 people were killed in yesterday's suicide bomb attacks in northwest Iraq. Most of those killed were members of the Yazidi sect. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Philip Kreyenbroek, an expert on Iraq's Yazidis minority.

Pakistan and India are celebrating the 60th anniversary of their independence from Britain. Last night, some Pakistanis and Indians marked the occasion by joining a peace march at the border. About a half million reportedly showed up for the annual event. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Kuldip Nayar, the man who organized the peace demonstration.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on protests at London's Heathrow Airport over plans for a new runway. Demonstrators say the runway would mean more air traffic and more greenhouse gases contributing to global warming.

Heavy flooding in North Korea has washed away more than a tenth of the country's farmland. Now the North Korean government is issuing a rare plea for international assistance. The BBC's Kevin Kim reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Bill Durch, a peacekeeping expert, about the limitations on the promised United Nations and African Union force planned for Darfur.

Darfur refugees living in camps along the Chad-Sudan border are speaking out about their lives there. These refugees want to have a say in what happens to them. And that includes who makes up the peacekeeping force designed to protect them. The World's Jeb Sharp reports.

For today's Global Hit we meet the creator of a new fitness craze called Zumba. Colombian Beto Perez is bringing Latin sounds and beats to the fitness world. Hayley Salvo of station KCUR has the story.

Today's answer is the Canadian province of Saskatchewan, where a French skydiver is preparing for something called the "Big Jump". The World's David Leveille has the story.

The world's largest toy manufacturer, Mattel, has issued a recall of more than 18 million Chinese made toys. Those toys may contain lead paint. This is the second time in two weeks that Chinese made toys have been recalled because of potential lead contamination. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Stephen Goldstein, a China specialist at Smith College.