For today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the name of a Pacific Island that will be home to a new 100% environmentally friendly airport.

The animated movie Kung Fu Panda is going down well in China. But some worry that one of China's cultural treasures, the panda, is being exploited by Hollywood.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad continues her series on China's rapid urbanization. Today, she reports on the forces that have shaped Beijing, a city that some say has lost its soul because of urban growth.

Beijing old and new

Palau and other Pacific island nations aren't represented at the United Nations by their own citizens. They're represented by American lawyers and law students. The Americans are pushing the UN to act quickly on climate change. The World's Julia Kumari Drapkin has the story.

Ambassador Beck

Leaders of the world's richest nations are meeting in Japan for the annual Group of Eight (G8) summit. They've reached a common goal to fight global warming. The World's Jason Margolis has more.

Three Americans held captive for more than five years in the jungles of Colombia have returned home. Now that they are free, the former captives are expressing concern for the people still being held hostage. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Czech counterpart signed an agreement today to build part of a missile defense system near Prague. Russia responded with a warning that it will respond with military means if the Czech parliament ratifies the agreement. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Lawrence Korb, an Assistant Secretary of Defense under President Reagan.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports on Iran's complex role in Afghanistan. The Iranian government has programs to help poor Afghans, and says it wants to help Afghanistan develop. But the US government says Iran is also trying to increase its influence in Afghanistan, and supplying weapons to the Taliban.

Today on The World: Iran's complex role in Afghanistan worries the United States; the effects of growth and development on the ancient city of Beijing; and a new survey reveals that the most obnoxious tourists in Europe are... not American.

Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces us to the Japanese pop-rock duo, Love Psychedelico.