Our daily geography puzzler.

It's been one year since the end of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah movement. The consequences in Israel have been largely political in nature. But in Lebanon, the impact is more serious. Correspondent Ben Gilbert reports from Beirut.

Thousands of foreign workers have been hired by private firms to work as security guards in Iraq. Many of these contractors come from Peru. They face the kind of dangers that military personnel do, but they don't get the same kind of benefits. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from BBC correspondent Paul Mason, who's been investigating these "private armies."

Celebrities like Mia Farrow have been speaking out against the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan. Their latest effort to highlight the violence is an Olympic style torch relay starting in the refugee camps across the border in Chad. The World's Jeb Sharp was there and filed this report.

Soccer star David Beckham wears number 23 for his new team, the LA Galaxy. The World's Alex Gallafent ponders the power of a number.

The United States cut funding for infrastructure improvements in the West Bank and Gaza after Hamas took power. Now the money is flowing again to the West Bank. Correspondent Matt Gutman reports on one road project now under way there.

A British parliamentary committee is calling for the West to open up a dialogue with Hamas in Gaza. But Israel says that would be a big mistake. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The World's Marco Werman tells us about a new, edgier, version of the traditional Cuban song "Guantanamera."

Today's answer is Caracas, Venzuela. The BBC's James Ingham tells us why Venezuela's president Hugo Chavez just took control of a well-known cable car in the city.