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British athletes are doing well in Beijing. Writer Guy Browning says that's just not the British way.

Cyclist Chris Hoy won three gold medals for Britain

Hua Guofeng

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports that disabled people in China still face many barriers and discrimination. But they are drawing inspiration from disabled athletes competing in the Beijing Olympics. Also, about the death of Hua Guofeng, the man who succeeded Mao Zedong as chairman of China's communist party.

Puerto Rico is proud of its reputation as a racially diverse island. But a new report challenges the notion of racial harmony in Puerto Rico. Phillip Martin has the latest of his reports on color around the globe.

Lisa Mullins speaks with Monica Toft, associate professor of public policy at Harvard University, about the way U.S. missile defense plans are straining Washington's relationship with Russia.

The World's Clark Boyd looks at the technology behind the United States' missile defense plans in Europe.

The U.S. and Poland signed an agreement today to locate part of Washington's missile defense system on Polish territory. Russia objects to it, and today said it would respond with more than diplomatic protests. The World's Jason Margolis has the story.

Video: Secretary Rice and Poland's Foreign Minister Sikorski sign the agreement

Today on The World: The US and Poland sign a deal to deploy the missile shield system that Russia objects to; A new report challenges the notion of racial harmony in Puerto Rico; and an Indian musician who's gone out on a limb to play the mandolin.

Meyung Robson was the first Vietnamese person to work as an FBI Special Agent. But she gave it all up to open what she calls, "The best little Vietnamese restaurant in Bangkok." We were intrigued when we heard her on the BBC World Service magazine show Outlook, and wanted to share her story with you. The BBC's Matthew Bannister talked with Meyung Robson.

Jamaican musician Burning Spear named himself after Kenya's first post-colonial president back in 1969. But as Lisa Mullins tells us, his first trip to the country took place only last year. Burning Spear says his trip helped unite Kenyans after their country's turbulent election season.