Kenny Goldberg reports that sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico, are engaging in risky behavior -- especially with American clients. A recent survey there found workers who had sex with American clients more likely to have a sexually-transmitted disease than those who didn't work with Americans.

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Phillip Martin reports from Taiwan, where most people form an image of America based on how the United States is portrayed in Hollywood films. Martin watched the recent film "Crash" with a group of young Taiwanese and then asked them to describe what the film says about race relations in the US.

The United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for an end to the death penalty. Correspondent Nancy Greenleese reports why Italy, in particular, is celebrating and claiming victory.

There were a lot of big news stories in 2007, but some didn't make it to the headlines. The latest issue of Foreign Policy magazine lists the top ten stories the media overlooked in 2007. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the magazine's managing editor, Will Dobson.

There's a real estate boom in West Jerusalem. But most of the buyers are foreigners. The World's Quil Lawrence reports that many of these foreign owners don't live in their apartments, so parts of the city sometimes resemble a ghost town.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Vijay Vaitheeswaran, energy and transportation expert, about the relative virtues of an OLD source of energy -- diesel.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports on a new energy bill signed into law by President Bush today. The law calls for raising the fuel efficiency of US cars and boosting the use of ethanol. President Bush says the law will help America reduce its dependency on foreign oil. But some observers say it may have some unintended consequences.

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For today's Global Hit, we go to the Pamir mountains in Tajikistan. The Pamirs are also the answer to our Geo Quiz. The World's Mary Kay Magistad recently caught up with a Pamiri band called Samo and sent us this report.

Like many news organizations, The World often asks listeners to send in their questions and comments. So reportedly, does al Qaeda. Some websites associated with the terrorist group have invited readers to send in questions to al-Qaeda's second-in-command. Anchor Lisa Mullins has more.