Ghazals are poems often set to music and sung with great emotion. The form goes back to 7th century Arabia. Contributor Todd Melby introduces us to Munni Begum, a top ghazal singer who has been singing the poems in Urdu for the past 30 years.

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the name of the European author whose novels include "The Castle" and "The Metamorphosis" and the town where he was born. The answers are Franz Kafka -- and Prague.

Anchor Lisa Mullins has details on a feisty interview with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's on 60 minutes last night.

The Adlon Hotel in Berlin celebrates 100 years today. The hotel has been host to Charlie Chaplin, Albert Einstein and Greta Garbo. But it's also seen some dark days. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on what's left of the Berlin Wall. Much of the structure that used to separate East from West in Berlin was torn down in 1989. A mile-long stretch was left as a memorial and decorated with murals commemorating the fall of communism. Now that section is in disrepair and there's a debate in Germany over what to do about it.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Egypt announced today it plans to build several nuclear power plants. But unlike Iran, the program will be developed in cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency -- the IAEA. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from David Albright, a former nuclear inspector...now President of the Institute for Science and International Security in Washington.

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said today that he has prostate cancer and will require surgery in coming months. Correspondent Matt Gutman has details Jerusalem.

A couple in San Diego lost their house and all its contents in the fires that raged throughout southern California last week, but as correspondent Rob Schmitz of KQED reports, they're still hoping to find a family memento brought over from Ukraine.

A French charity called "Zoe's Ark" is in legal trouble in Chad. Authorities in the African country say the charity was trying to kidnap children. The charity says its operation was legal --and aimed at resettling orphans from Darfur. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Stephanie Hancock in Chad.

The State Department has partnered with Disney in a campaign to promote US tourism. They've created a video highlighting the nation's landmarks. Unfortunately, one of those landmarks is not in America. Anchor Lisa Mullins explains.