Ban Ki-moon at the Shwedagon Pagoda

Anchor Marco Werman speaks to the BBC's Laura Trevelyan, who travelled with U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki- Moon today as he visited the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta in Burma.

The World's Aaron Schachter examines how Iran's disputed nuclear program could lead to nuclear proliferation across the Middle East.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with LA Times correspondent Borzou Darahahi about prospects for peace in Lebanon and how civilians have pressured Lebanese politicians to seek an accord.

Today on The World: South Africa dispatches soldiers into the streets to try to stop anti-foreigner violence; Scientists study the Amazon rainforests effect on climate from a tower high above the forests canopy; and a singer named Rupa who mixes art, medicine and global politics in her music.

The World's Alex Gallafent gets to grips with meaningless lyrics. That is, lyrics written in invented languages, from Belgium, Wales and right here in the United States (circa 1946).

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Transylvania, Romania. The region boasts some of the best jams - some of them include ingredients that are considered to be endangered foods. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with British food expert Simon Preston, who's organizing a special banquet called "10 Foods To Eat Before They Die." Preston says he wants to highlight some of the world's "vanishing delicacies."

In the new book "Palestinian Walks: Forays Into a Vanishing Landscape" author Raja Shehadeh traces six hikes through the countryside of the West Bank over the past 28 years. But as The World's Quil Lawrence reports, even a stroll through the hills of the West Bank can lead to confrontation.

Raja Shehadeh overlooking Ein Kenia

For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for an historic region in Romania that happens to be home to some of the best homemade jams around.

Americans are getting used to the fact that much of what the government does for us is being outsourced. But few of us expect the work of intelligence agencies would be sent to private contrators. Hosst Lisa Mullins talks with investigative reporter Tim Shorrock about his new book Spies for Hire.

A new report from the Department of Justice examines the different interrogation techniques used by the FBI, CIA, and the military. As the World's Jason Margolis reports, the FBI received much higher marks.