The World's Clark Boyd reports on the US Army's Rapid Equipping Force. Its mission is to get the latest commercially-available technology to soldiers in the field. The REF does research on how new technology could be used by soldiers doing battle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Interview with John Geddes, Director, Science and Technology Division, REF (mp3)

Urban legends are those hard to pin down stories that pass for fact until they either fade away or get debunked. From Seoul, Jason Strother has the story of a South Korean urban legend.

Exiled Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto says she's close to reaching a power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf. General Musharraf has been under pressure to return Pakistan to civilian rule since July when he attempted to dismiss the country's chief justice. Aitzaz Ahsan was one of the lawyers in the chief justice case and he weighs in on Musharaff's future.

The US military today released a group Iranians who were detained in Iraq yesterday. The State Department says it considers the incident closed. Iraqi officials confirmed that the Iranians were part of a delegation from Tehran's energy ministry. The incident is likely to increase tensions between Washington and Tehran, as The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Moqtada al-Sadr

The Iraqi Shi-ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his militia the Mehdi Army to stop attacks on coalition forces in Iraq for six months. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from the BBC's Mike Wooldridge in Baghdad.

The United Nations refugee agency says the number of Iraqis fleeing the violence in their country is rising sharply. Most of the refugees end up in nearby countries like Syria and Jordan. Thousands of refugees are in Lebanon, facing an uncertain future. Ben Gilbert reports from Beirut.

The World's Marco Werman profiles 24-year old jazz singer Sophie Milman. Milman, born in Russia and raised in Israel and Toronto, has just released a CD "Make Someone Happy".

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the Macau region in Southern China. That's the site where the world's largest casino opened today. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Frederick Balfour, Asia correspondent for Business Week, who is attending the opening gala dinner at the Venetian Casino.

In a city better known for cafe au lait and wine, Genevieve Oger reports that smoothies are becoming a big hit in Paris.