Hadeel Al-Shalchi reports from Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip. The border is still open in a couple of spots, but the deluge of Palestinians streaming across into Egypt has slowed down considerably.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports that a commission appointed to investigate Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon is due to release its report tomorrow. The Winograd Commission's report is expected to contain harsh criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's decision-making during the 34-day war.

Moshe Nissan lost his son in Lebanon

Iraq was a major theme of President Bush's State of the Union speech last night. The president spoke of progress in Iraq, but also warned Americans to expect more hard work ahead. Anchor Lisa Mullins discusses the president's vision of Iraq's future with Thomas Donnelly, of the American Enterprise Institute, and with retired Army General William Odom.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports that China is struggling to cope with disruptions caused by unusually heavy snowfalls. Magistad herself was one of the hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded by weather-related issues in China this week.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Caroline Mutoko, a morning talk show host for KISS-FM, a popular radio station in Nairobi, Kenya. Mutoko describes how ordinary Kenyans perceive the country's political crisis.

Kenya's president and the country's main opposition leader sat down to talk today, in a meeting mediated by former United Nations chief Kofi Annan. Meanwhile, there were reports of continuing violence in Kenya. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the latest from reporter David McGuffin.

Entire program - Jan 29, 2008

The World's Andrea Smardon profiles a rising star in London's underground music scene...the multi-faceted performer Bishi.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Paradise, as in "Paradise Lost," the title of a poem by 17th-century English poet John Milton. Milton's poetry may have sounded "other-wordly" in his own time, simply because he invented new words to use in his work. The World's Alex Gallafent tells us that many of those words are still in use today.

Where in the world will we go today?