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Zimbabwe's president Robert Mugabe has vowed to go ahead with presidential elections even those his opponent has pulled out, saying that violence prevents a free and fair election. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Chris McGreal, a correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian. McGreal's been traveling through Zimbabwe.

A British music magazine says Celine Dion is responsible for the world's worst song cover. She received this dubious honor for her rendition of the AC/DC hit "You Shook Me All Night Long." The World's Andrea Smardon wonders whether Celine Dion might have some competition for the worst version of that song.

A group of Hindu priests in India is praying for a win by Barack Obama in the upcoming presidential election.

The BBC's Andrew Harding meets the man who ran the notorious Hoa Lo prison in Vietnam where John McCain was a prisoner of war.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a Chinese Muslim detained at Guantanamo is not an enemy combatant.

The U.S. ambassador to Albania may face questions from Congress over an illegal arms deal. Another U.S. diplomat alleges that the ambassador tried to cover up the deal. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the details from Eric Schmitt of the New York Times.

Afghans are trying to overcome decades of war. But it's proving to be extremely difficult because so many warlords are holding government office. The World's Quil Lawrence reports from Kabul.

Today on The World: Tackling human rights abuses in Afghanistan; Meeting the man who ran the Vietnamese prison where John McCain was tortured; and taking a tour of Chernobyl.

Who will keep America safe? That's a question both John McCain and Barack Obama keep asking American voters to consider. John McCain believes part of his national security bonafides include his personal experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. The BBC's Andrew Harding caught up with the man who ran the notorious prison in Hanoi where John McCain was held. .

The 1960s and '70s were the heyday of the cool music scene in Jamaica. The World's Marco Werman reports on the rise and fall of the scene.