The World's Aaron Schachter reports that Lebanon's economy continues to grow despite political instability.

Many poor families in the Philippines rely heavily on US dollars sent home by Filipinos working overseas. Orlando De Guzman reports from Manila on how the dollar's falling value against the Philippine peso is affecting their budgets.

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Laura Lynch in Zimbabwe about today's claim by the opposition MDC party that its candidate had won the presidential election held Saturday. That claim was made independent of the country's electoral commission, which has yet to announce official results.

The World's Alex Gallafent reports that Hollywood refuses to give up on Russian villains. Film makers looked for new villains after the Cold War ended. But now it's clear that Hollywood's fascination with Russian villains is not over.

Ninotchka


href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036217/">The North Star / Armored Attack


Jet Pilot


Dr. Strangelove


href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060921/">The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming


Red Dawn


The Sentinel

Reporter Matt Sepic reports that a DNA sample from a Bosnian refugee in Missouri helped authorities identify the body of the man's father. He was killed during the war in Bosnia and was buried in a mass grave.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Michele Flournoy, a former Defense Department official and one of the experts who testified on Iraq before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. She argues that the United States should follow a policy of conditional engagement -- that is, transitioning US forces out of the lead role in Iraq, while continuing to train Iraqi forces to take over.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on today's hearing on Iraq before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The committee heard a bleak assessment of the security situation in Iraq.

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Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces us to the music of the Badila Ensemble. Members of the group have been recruited from France, India and Iran. The ensemble's latest CD is called "Qalandar Express: Love Songs of the Mystic Riders."

Today's Geo Quiz asked you to name a spot in Wales where the massive "bluestones" that were used to build Stonehenge are believed to have originated. The answer is Carn Menyn, a grouping of craggy rocks in the Preseli Hills of Wales. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Timothy Darvill, an archaeologist who began a new excavation at the Stonehenge site.