Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Ezra Koenig of the band "Vampire Weekend." The band specializes in cool African guitar music, especially from Congo. Koenig says the sound has something in common with American surf music.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Ellesmere Island. An international dog sled expedition led by explorer Will Steger is currently crossing the island in an effort to document the effects of climate change.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports that Spain's government is starting to enforce a law aimed at protecting the country's coastline. It's now demolishing structures built illegally on the country's beaches. At that's upsetting many homeowners.

For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for an island in the northern reaches of the Canadian Arctic.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with public health expert Kamiar Alaei about a new HIV/AIDS prevention program getting a test run in Iran this week. Authorities have installed some vending machines in addiction centers that dispense condoms and syringes.

Orlando de Guzman reports from Bangkok that Thailand is launching a second 'war on drugs'. Five years ago the country drew international condemnation when its first anti-drugs campaign resulted in the death of more than two-thousand people.

Anchor Marco Werman has details on a protest in London today by psychics and fortune tellers. They're unhappy about a new law imposing consumer protection rules on the "medium" industry.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the co-editors of a book called "The Endless City." Ricky Burdett and Deyan Sudjic set out to document how six of the world's largest cities got to be so big.

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The World's Aaron Schachter reports on former US President Jimmy Carter's visit to Syria today. The former president has angered the Bush Administration and their Israeli government by meeting with leaders of Hamas.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's Will Ross about a Chinese weapons shipment bound for Zimbabwe. The shipment of small arms and ammunition is aboard a Chinese cargo ship in the South African port of Durban. Dockworkers there have refused to unload the arms.