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Today on The World: We check in with the captain of a U-S Coast Guard vessel docked in a Georgian port; Also, delegates at the Democratic Convention in Denver tell us who they'd like to see on Barack Obama's foreign policy team; Plus -- two teenage immigrants explain what it feels like to grow up on both sides of the US-Mexico border.
Russia continues to defend its actions in the former Soviet state of Georgia. Meanwhile international condemnation mounted over Russia's recognition of Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The World's Katy Clark reports on the latest developments.
The US Navy and Coast Guard delivered humanitarian aid to Georgia today. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the commander of the naval group Commodore John Moore, and the captain of the Coast Guard cutter, the Dallas.
The Bush Administration has had a tough few weeks in terms of foreign policy, from Russia to North Korea to the Middle East. How much can a president hope to accomplish in his last months in office? The World's Jason Margolis reports.
Apple's popular iTunes music service went offline in China recently, when an album called "Songs for Tibet" became available. Cyrus Farivar has the story.
Lisa Mullins tells us about "iPhone Girl." She's a worker at an iPhone factory in China who unwittingly became an Internet celebrity.
The Ladies Professional Golf Association wants foreign players to show some proficiency in English. Some South Korean LPGA members are claiming discrimination. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Beth Ann Baldry, Senior Writer for the magazine "Golfweek."
Reporter Liz Jones profiles two teenage immigrants in Seattle caught between the village their families left behind in rural Mexico and the American city they are growing up in.
If the Democrats are elected, there will be many foreign policy positions to fill. The World's Matthew Bell and Alex Gallafent are at the Democratic National Convention in Denver. They spoke to party delegates about who they hope to see in an Obama administration's foreign policy team.
Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with presidential historian Robert Dallek about plagiarism in the political arena.
Our daily geography quiz.
We wanted you to name a city in China that was once a stop of the Silk Road. The answer is Kashgar in China's Xinjiang Uighurs Autonomous Region. Reporter Anne Donohue visited Kashgar and sent us an audio postcard.
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."
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