Anchor Marco Werman looks back at some Canadian artists featured in recent Global Hits.

A death suspected to have been caused by the Ebola virus was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo yesterday. Ebola is just one example of a zoonotic virus -- one that can jump from animals to humans. The phenomenon of animal to human disease transmission is the subject of an article in the October issue of National Geographic Magazine. Marco Werman talks with science journalist David Quammen, who wrote the piece.

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For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the capital of Canada's western most province. The province is British Columbia and its capital is Vancouver Island.

The World's daily geography puzzler.

Israel is a country founded on the principles of collectivism and universal service. But approximately 25 percent of eligible Israelis are managing to avoid military service. Reporter Matt Gutman has more on the story.

Two weeks after an alleged Israeli air raid into Syria, the incident remains shrouded in mystery. Today, The Washington Post reported the attacks came after the US and Israel shared intelligence suggesting North Korea is helping Syria with a nuclear program. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Washington Post reporter Glenn Kessler, co-author of the story.

Kate Seelye reports from Beirut on the burial today of the anti-Syrian politician slain earlier this week. The murder comes just as lawmakers are getting ready to elect a new president in Lebanon.

Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement, begins tonight at sundown and The World's Quil Lawrence tells us about an ancient Yom Kippur ritual that involves animal sacrifice.

The phrase, "a rising tide lifts all boats," is the rallying cry of global economy proponents. But one author says there is a huge downside to globalization. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with John Bowe about his new book, "Nobodies: Modern American Slave Labor and the Dark Side of the New Global Economy."

Buddhist monks are calling for the end of military rule in Burma. The monks announced that they will continue their peaceful protests until, as they put it, the military dictatorship is wiped from the land. The BBC's South-East Asia correspondent Andrew Harding has just returned from an undercover trip to Burma, and he sent us this report.