A new report by the World Health Organization focuses on the social factors -- like poverty and unemployment -- that determine people's health. Lisa Mullins speaks with Michael Marmot, chair of the WHO's Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Beggar in India

The World's Alex Gallafent reports on what the many foreign observers at the Democratic National Convention want to hear from Barack Obama tonight.

Today, some of the Barack Obama's foreign policy advisers spoke to international visitors at the Democratic convention in Denver. The World's Matthew Bell tells Lisa Mullins about the meeting.

Foreign policy forum at DNC

Iraq has cut its first deal with a foreign oil company since the invasion, and the company is from China. Lisa Mullins explains.

A new report reveals that Chinese officials misused or embezzled billions of dollars in public funds last year. Jamila Trindle reports that the Chinese government is scrambling to show its citizens that it's addressing high-level corruption.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on Russian hopes that China would offer some support for Moscow's actions in Georgia. China and other Asian nations today held a summit meeting with Russia. A joint statement after the meeting only expressed concern over events in South Ossetia.

Georgians displaced by the fighting with Russia are trying to return home. But they face several obstacles. Lisa Mullins finds out more from Jessica Barry of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She's in the Georgian capital Tblisi.

Refugee in the Dila camp near Tbilisi

Today on The World: Russia looks for diplomatic support from China but gets a lukewarm response; The World Health Organization focuses on the social factors affecting people's health -- factors like poverty and unemployment;
and we hear why people in Kerala India are seeing their health decline even as their income increases.

by Stuart Harmon + Megan Thompson - Brooklyn, NY

How is it that during Election 2008, the words "Muslim" and "Islam" have become political dirty words? Throughout the 2008 presidential primaries and continuing into the general election, rumors and gossip surrounding Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's faith have thrown many Americans' post-9/11 prejudices and misconceptions into sharp relief. Meanwhile, thousands of Muslim Americans are preparing for the election by registering in record numbers and working for campaigns. But what's it like to participate in an election as a Muslim American in this kind of climate?

In this short, Stuart Harmon and Megan Thompson take an intimate look at a group of Muslim Americans voters as they discuss the 2008 election. The resulting conversation displays not only individual reactions to Islam's portrayal in popular media, but also the variety of opinions and perspectives present within the Muslim American community itself.

Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about a new CD inspired by Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project. The album is by Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor and the American string quartet Brooklyn Rider. The CD is called "Silent City."