Anwar Ibrahim

The leader of Malaysia's main opposition party, Anwar Ibrahim, has been charged with sodomy for the second time. He's already spent six years in prison for the first case. But he's claimed victory in Malaysia's by-election today and will return to parliament. Reporter Simon Montlake has the story.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is on her seventh trip to the Middle East, looking for some middle ground between Israelis and Palestinians. Lisa Mullins finds out more from The World's Quil Lawrence.

American Muslims have been stepping up their political activism in recent years in hopes of having a stronger voice in U.S. politics. Those efforts culminate today in Denver as the first American Muslim Democratic Caucus makes its appearance at the Democratic National Convention. The World's Matthew Bell reports from Denver.

Muslim Caucus: The first Muslim caucus at the Democratic National Convention.

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Jason Strother reports from Seoul on the rise of online media in South Korea, and why the country's president isn't happy about it.

The government of North Korea says it has stopped disabling its nuclear facilities. It says the U.S. has violated a disarmament deal. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Dr. John Park, Direcor of the Korea Working Group at the US Institute of Peace.

Russia compares its recognition of Georgia's two breakaway regions with Western recognition of Kosovo. The World's Katy Clark examines the parallels.

South Ossetians celebrate Russia's move

Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse about reaction among South Ossetians to the news from Russia today.

Russia's president today recognized the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia as independent states. The move heightens tensions between Russia and the West. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Aleksander Darchiyev, Charge D'Affaires at Russia's embassy in Washington, to find out more about Russia's intentions.

Interview with Russian President Medvedev

Today on The World: Western condemnation for Russia, after the Kremlin recognizes Georgia's breakaway regions as independent states; Also, the first-ever American Muslim Democratic Caucus is held at the Democratic National Convention in Denver; and the South Korean government takes on the country's new online media.

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