We end another year of podcasting with a look at the Iranian President's weblog. Also, amid all the hype about ethanol, what about diesel? And then we hear about concerns over tracking people via cell phone in Spain. And we finish off with many an email user's dream. We confront a known spammer. Happy Holidays everyone.

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The World's Quil Lawrence checks out a new Israeli rock opera. It's about war.

Israel is reportedly considering an offer of truce from the militant group Hamas. The World's Aaron Schachter has more.

Anchor Marco Werman rang up Manon Ossevoort, who's in Morogoro, Tanzania. Morogoro is the answer to the quiz. For the past two years, Ossevoort has been slowly making her way across Africa -- slowly, because she's riding on a farm tractor.

The World's daily geography quiz.

Health experts say you need eight glasses of water a day. Or maybe not, according to the latest issue of the British Medical Journal. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Dr. Aaron Carroll who looked into some commonly held beliefs and found they just didn't hold up.

Thailand has been run by its military since last year's bloodless coup. But this weekend, Thais head to the polls for elections aimed at restoring the country's democracy. The World's Jason Margolis reports.

Iranian women now make up more than two-thirds of the country's college students. But these educated women are having a tough time finding good jobs when they get out of school. Correspondent Steven Zind of Vermont Public Radio reports from Tehran.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with US Major General Doug Stone in Baghdad. Stone oversees US detention facilities in Iraq. He talks about the need to release some of the thousands of Iraqis now in detention.

Egyptian children are snapping up a US import -- Bratz dolls. But many conservative Egyptian families don't like these western dolls, with their racy western attire. They prefer the Fulla doll -- sometimes referred to as the Muslim Barbie. Gigi Douban reports.