Ersi Arvizu boxed, sang, and sometimes boxed and sang in the same venue. She gave both up for a while. But now she's singing again... thanks in part to Ry Cooder. Anchor Marco Werman has today's Global Hit.

York, England is the answer to today's Geo Quiz. The city is celebrating the centuries old tradition of rapper sword dancing this weekend. Producer Naomi Arenberg sent us an audio postcard of the Clownfish Rapper Sword Dancers of Cape Cod, Massachusetts doing their thing.

You might not think of the Palestinian West Bank as a great place to invest. But this year, the Palestinian stock exchange outperformed all others in the Arab world. The World's Quil Lawrence has the story.

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the name of a 2000-year old city in northern England located at the junction of the Ouse and Foss Rivers.

South Africa has been experiencing a wave of anti-immigrant violence. So far, 42 people have been killed, and thousands of others have fled their homes in the past two weeks. The BBC's Martin Plaut takes a look at what's behind the violent attacks. He reports from Johannesburg.

Gas note and write to us.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jaginda Singh Mudhar, the inventor of a system currently being used at some British gas stations to prevent drivers from stealing gas at the pumps. Here's a hint: it rips your tires if you try to drive away without paying.

About 150 American servicemen and women have sought refuge in Canada, after refusing to serve in Iraq. But Canada has now informed one of them that he's about to be deported. Reporter Derek Stoffel in Toronto has more.

David Miliband

Britain's much-vaunted "special relationship" with the US is looking a bit frayed these days. But Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells anchor Marco Werman the UK-US alliance remains strong.

The United Nation's nuclear watchdog agency is expected to release a new report early next week on Iran's nuclear program. Western diplomats say Iran continues to stonewall inspectors, and they're stepping up their warnings. The World's Jason Margolis has this update.