Today's Geo Quiz has us looking for the capital of the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. The answer is Dushanbe. The city is home to a musical group called the Shams. The World's Mary Kay Magistad tells us the band plays traditional music with a twist.

Anchor Lisa Mullins explains who some sugar comes from sugar cane and some from sugar beets. It has to do with a German chemist named Andreas Marggraf.

Our daily geography quiz.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Beirut on what prompted Saudi Arabia over the weekend to ask its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Rushdi Abualouf about the current mood in Gaza City after the weekend of violence between Palestinian militants in Gaza and Israeli forces.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports that Israel is considering further military operations in Gaza, even as Israeli troops withdrew from the Palestinian territory. Israeli officials say the operations would only stop if Palestinians stop firing missiles from Gaza.

James Ingham reports on the war of words between Colombia and neighbors Venezuela and Ecuador. The dispute began with Colombia crossing into Ecuador to kill a rebel leader. Now Ecuador and its ally Venezuela have sent thousands of troops to their borders with Colombia and warned the Colombian government not to do it again.

What does outgoing president Vladimir Putin mean when he says that "A man should teach his own wife how to make cabbage soup"? Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with translator and interpreter Michele Berdy to find out...plus what's behind a few other sayings she calls "putinisms"

The World's Alex Gallafent reports on how names sometimes help a politician... and sometimes they don't.