Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Simon Winchester about his new book, "The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the Middle Kingdom." Winchester's book tells the story of Joseph Needham, an English biochemist who became one of the foremost scholars of China of the 20th century.
Joseph Needham

China says it will relax its one-child policy to help parents in Sichuan Province who lost children in this month's devastating earthquake. Many of those killed in the May 12th quake were children. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing.

British truckers staged protests against rising fuel prices today. But, as The World's Alex Gallafent reports, the truckers aren't alone in their discomfort.

The five Arctic nations are meeting today in Greenland to discuss sovereignty over the disputed Arctic territory which is thought to hold vast amounts of oil beneath its melting icecaps. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with retired oceanographer Ron McNad, formerly of the Geological Survey of Canada, who has sailed the Arctic himself.

Anchor Marco Werman reports that a veteran French skydiver's attempt to break the world free-fall record failed today when his helium balloon floated away without him.

For months, residents of Naples, Italy have been wading through thousands of tons of uncollected garbage. Some blame the trash crisis on the lack of new landfills. Others say it's due to poor government and the influence of organized crime. Italian Premier Silvio Berluscon has staked his reputation on solving the problem, as The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

GOP presidential candidate John McCain delivered a foreign policy speech in Denver today. McCain distanced himself from the Bush Administration in some ways. The World's Matthew Bell examines how McCain's foreign policy differs from President Bush's... and where it doesn't.

Natanz uranium enrichment plant

Iran claims its nuclear program received a clean bill of health in the latest UN report. But the report actually accuses Iran of a lack of cooperation, and demands that Iran provide more information about the program's possible militarization. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the BBC's Jon Leyne in Teheran.

Today on The World: A UN report on Iran's nuclear program accuses the country of withholding vital information; China says it will relax it's one-child policy after so many children were lost in last month's earthquake; The music of a Latin-funk band that's caught the attention of Prince.

The women soldiers in Guinea's military band play a different sort of martial music. Marco Werman introduces us to Les Amazones de Guinee.