Orlando de Guzman reports from the border between China and Burma. China is one of Burma's biggest trade partners, and critics of the Burmese regime would like China to use trade as leverage to force the regime to change. But trade at the border is so far unaffected by the political unrest in Burma.

Australia today joined the United States in putting new sanctions against the Burmese military government. But it's not clear that sanctions by Western countries can hold much influence over the Burmese government without cooperation from others. The World's Aaron Schachter explains.

The Red Sox and the Rockies have players from a number of foreign countries on their rosters. Two of them are from north of our border...Canada. The World's Matthew Bell has their story.

Dan Collyns reports from a small town in the Peruvian mountains where nearly everyone has too much lead in their blood. The town is called La Oroya, and its home to a metal processing plant run by an American company. Town residents blame their lead problems on emissions from the plant.

The Slupsk, region in Poland is one of the sites of Washington's proposed missile defense shield. Today representatives from the region are starting a 5-day tour of the United States to visit similar missile facilities here. Correspondent Matthew Brunwasser reports.

President Bush delivered a speech on US-Cuba relations today. In it he proposed a plan to help increase computer and internet access for Cubans. The World's technology correspondent Clark Boyd reports.

While hundreds of thousands flee the fires in southern California, some Mexican migrants are refusing to go. They say they'd rather risk their safety than risk deportation. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Enrique Morones, director of Border Angels, a non-profit group that aids migrants on both sides of the border.

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The World's Andrea Crossan profiles Canadian band, the Weakerthans.

For today's Geo Quiz, we were looking for the capital of Belarus. The answer is Minsk. The country -- and city -- were part of the Soviet Union until 1991. Boston Globe correspondent Tom Haines says the city doesn't altogether reject its Soviet past.