Accra in Ghana is holding a series of concerts today to remember Ghanaian drummer Kofi Ghanaba. He was also known as Guy Warren. He was credited with bringing African percussion to the US back in the 1950s. Ghanaba died late last year. Anchor Katy Clark has this remembrance.

The Belfast Zoo in Northern Ireland was trying to determine the identity of a local woman who saved the zoo's baby elephant during World War Two and kept it in her backyard. Now someone has come forward and identified the woman. Anchor Katy Clark explains her name is Denise Austin and she died in 1997.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the city of Goma, in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. A group of touring clowns arrived there today to entertain thousands of children in refugee camps. The Spanish charity, Clowns Without Borders, has teamed up with the United Nations aid agency, UNHCR. Anchor Katy Clark finds out more from UN spokeswoman, Francesca Fontanini.

President Obama sent a recorded message to viewers of a music awards show on the Spanish language network, Univision last night. Anchor Katy Clark has details.

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Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Dr. Reza Malekzadeh, part of a research team in Iran that's reporting a possible link between hot beverages and cancer of the esophagus. The rate of cancer is particularly high in a rural part of Iran where people drink their tea especially hot.

The candidates up for office in Turkey's local elections this weekend include Jews, Armenian Christians, and a transgender woman. Never before have so many non-traditional politicians been on the ballot in the mostly Muslim country. The World's Aaron Schachter reports that some Turks see this as a sign of democratization, but others say it's a ploy to curry favor with the European Union.

President Obama reached out to Iran today in his speech outlining his new plan for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Los Angles Times correspondent Borzou Daragahi about recent changes in Iranian-American relations.

This weekend France celebrates the 50th anniversary of Le Petit Nicholas. He's a hugely popular character in a series of French children's books. But he's never caught on here. Correspondent Anita Elash has the story.

A small liberal arts college in New York is about to launch the first American dual degree program with a Palestinian university. Daniel Estrin reports.