Washington confidence in the leadership of Iraq's prime minister Nuri al-Maliki is eroding because he is failing to unite Iraqi factions,. But helping to push him out may mean a worse person will become prime minister. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki today rejected recent US criticism of his government. He said only the Iraqi people can tell his government what to do. Meanwhile President Bush said Maliki was a "good guy" with a "difficult job." The BBC's Martin Patience has more from Damascus, where Maliki was visiting today.

Correspondent Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo on "zar" music. It's a type of Egyptian folk music once used to summon healing spirits. The tradition is dying out in Egypt, but there is an effort to preserve the music.

Spain's state run television service is canceling live coverage of bullfights. Spanish TV now says it won't air bullfights during hours when children are watching. The World's Gerry Hadden has more.

Today's answer is Gdansk, Poland. It's the home of the shipyard famous as the birthplace of the Solidarity movement. Now that shipyard is at risk of closing. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to the BBC's Adam Easton in Warsaw.

The World's Marco Werman reports on a successful strategy in Kenya for protecting children against malaria. The country has been distributing insecticide treated mosquito nets for free. The World Health Organization says that's resulted in a dramatic drop in malaria deaths among children.

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Democratic Senator Carl Levin and Republican Senator John Warner yesterday called the political outlook in Iraq "dark." That followed their two-day trip to the country. Senator Levin went as far as to call for the replacement of Iraqi prime minister Nuri al Maliki. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from reporter Tom Ricks, author of "Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq."

Women in the American military are serving alongside their male counterparts in Iraq. Author Kirsten Holmstedt tells their story in her new book, "Band of Sisters: American Women at War in Iraq." Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Holmstedt and with Marine Captain Elizabeth Okoreeh, who's returning to Iraq next month.