Cyprus has been divided by its own ethnic conflict. Muslim Turks in the north and Christian Greeks in the south have been at odds for more than 30 years. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

Human Rights Watch says Israel is using white phosphorous in the Gaza Strip. It's illegal under international law to use the chemical as a weapon against civilians. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mark Garlasco of Human Rights Watch.

Israel continued its offensive in Gaza today. Now Israeli forces have moved into the more densely populated areas of the Palestinian territory. An Israeli army spokeswoman says that's where Hamas is mostly hiding. Meanwhile, militant groups in Gaza continued to fire rockets into southern Israel. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Quil Lawrence, who is near the border crossing with Egypt, at Rafah.

Today on The World: Israeli forces move into densely-populated areas of the Gaza Strip; Also, President Bush gives what was probably the last press conference of his term; and we hear about a part of the world where pirate attacks at sea have gone DOWN in recent years.