In Guatemala a majority of the population is Maya Indian. For centuries they have been excluded from national political and economic life, but today they're finding their voice in music. Reporter Mary Stucky profiles the Guatemalan rock band B'itzma.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Croatia. The country is known for its many deep caves, including one called Velebita that has the steepest vertical underground drop of any known cave in the world. The World's David Leveille profiles two members of the Croatian Mountaineering and Caving Club who helped discover it.

Travel writer Jake Warga sent us his tips for international travellers via an audio postcard from Taiwan.

Our daily geography puzzler.

The video of an Iraqi journalist throwing his shoes at President Bush is the latest piece of powerful imagery to define the American experience in Iraq. The World's Alex Gallafent reports.

Video: shoes hurled at President Bush

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Sahar Issa with McClatchey Newsapers in Baghdad about the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush. The man is currently being held by authorities for questioning. Demonstrators in Baghdad today demanded his release.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with scientist and writer E.O. Wilson about biodiversity and the threat which human activity poses to it. A new report from the WWF finds that about a thousand species of plants and animals have been discovered during the past decade in areas around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia.

Lebanon is shopping around for weapons in Moscow. Washington would welcome the prospect of a Lebanese army that is stronger... But not too strong. The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Beirut.

Spain has the largest number of people below the poverty line and the second-highest level of personal debt in the European Union. That's a boom for at least one industry: debt collectors. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from the town of Santa Coloma de Gramanet in Spain's northeast.

The failure of Bernard Madoff's business raises questions about America's ability to regulate its financial industry. And this in turn could affect U.S. credibility as the world's financial leader. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Michael Lewitt, president of Harch Capital Management.