Russia and the West are also at odds over independence for Kosovo. Russia backs Serbia's desire to keep Kosovo a part of Serbia, the West favors independence for the province. The World's Jeb Sharp has the story.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law today that suspends Russia's participation in a key European security treaty. The Conventional Armed Forces in Europe treaty is considered a cornerstone of post-Cold War security. Anchor Marco Werman gets the details on Russia's decision from the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse in Moscow.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sara Tavares. She's a singer-composer from Portugal. But her roots reach back to the African island of Cape Verde.

The Cambodian city of Siem Reap is the answer to today's Geo Quiz. It's well-known as the home of the Angkor Wat temples. But right now, it's the site of something else -- the country's first-ever international golf tournament. The World's David Leveille has more.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the debate in Germany over nuclear power. Many European countries are planning to build new nuclear power plants in an effort to diversify energy resources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But Germany is bucking the nuclear trend. It's actually thinking of phasing out its nuclear plants.

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Hana Baba, a Sudanese-American journalist who attended Unity High in Sudan. That's the private English-language school at the center of the "teddy bear" controversy. A British teacher was convicted today of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Mohammed."

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Amber Henshaw, who was in a Sudanese court today when British school teacher Gillian Gibbons was charged with insulting Islam and inciting religious hatred. The teacher's crime was to allow the children in her class to name a teddy bear "Mohammed." The court convicted the teacher, and sentenced her to 15 days in jail, followed by deportation.

Some listeners wrote in to tell us they didn't like the way we told a classic joke. So one listener from Minneapolis delivers the joke himself.