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Today on The World: More attacks by militants in Pakistan we’ll hear about life in the Taliban strongholds inside Pakistan; A new proposal from Iran throws international talks over its nuclear program into confusion; Hollywood’s take on last year’s war between Russia and Georgia.

New round of attacks in Pakistan

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The Pakistani military and police were on guard after a suicide bomber killed seven people near a major air force complex in northwest Pakistan on Friday, while an explosion killed 17 on a bus heading to wedding elsewhere in the region. It’s the latest in a surge of militant attacks this month. We’ll guage the mood on the ground in Pakistan. Download MP3 Photo: A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images.

Economic impact of terrorism

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Pakistan’s stock market ended 7 percent lower on the week as cautious investors sold amid continued militant attacks across the country. The World’s Katy Clark looks at the economic impact of the fight against terrorism in Pakistan. Download MP3

The Caucasus and Hollywood

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Actor Andy Garcia is in Georgia to play the part of President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about last year’s conflict with Russia. The biggest-budget movie ever to be made on Georgian soil, tells the story of a journalist and a cameraman caught up in the unfolding drama of the war last August. Carol Hills reports. (Photo: Irakli Gedenidze/AFP/Getty Images) Download MP3

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Pakistan’s tribal regions

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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, a journalist and filmmaker who has spent much of the year working in Pakistan’s tribal regions.

Highlighting climate change in Kabul

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Demonstrations across the globe to promote climate action are planned for tomorrow. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with an organizer in Kabul, Sayeed Masood.

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Malaysia dropped from pop concert tours

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There’s speculation that protests from conservative Muslim groups in Malaysia prompted Beyonce to cancel her weekend concert there. But as Jennifer Pak reports, it’s just one of many recent cases that women’s rights activists say has damaged Malaysia’s reputation as a model Muslim country.

Iran’s new nuclear proposal

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A new proposal by Iran today is creating confusion among international negotiators. Iran said it wants to buy enriched uranium rather than send the uranium it already has to another country for processing. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from the Los Angeles Times reporter, Borzou Daragahi.

Mideast lobby group stirs it up in Washington

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The self-described pro-Israel, pro-peace DC-based group, J Street, is holding its first annual conference next week. And it’s already stirred up controversy. The World’s Matthew Bell reports.

Web extra: J Street’s Jeremy Ben-Ami interview

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Israel’s Abassador to the United States, Michael Oren, has turned down an invitation to speak at J Street’s upcoming conference in Washington. The World’s Matthew Bell interviewed J Street executive director, Jeremy Ben-Ami this week. And Bell asked Ben-Ami if Amb. Oren’s decision not to come to the conference was a blow to what the group is trying to accomplish. Download MP3

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Geo Quiz

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Historians say France had no wine before 600 BC. That’s when settlers from elsewhere in the Mediterranean region colonized what is now France and began wine-making. For today’s geography puzzler, we want to know who those settlers were.

Global political cartoons: October 17-23, 2009

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70307_600 Balloon boy made a lasting impression on cartoonists all over the world. It conjured images as familiar as a ballooning deficit and as unusual as the Afghan election being carried away in a balloon.

Geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz sought the identity of settlers who in 600 B.C. colonized what is now France and introduced the region to wine-making. The answer is the Greeks. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

Moscow’s weather experiment

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Scientists in Russia are testing an experimental weather device aimed at clearing up a cloudy sky. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

Global Hit

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Reporter Andrea Smardon introduces us to Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke. She started out as an opera singer, but now she’s a pop star.