Today on The World: A close-up view of Hezbollah's takeover of a Beirut neighborhood; the UN announces that it will resume aid flights to Burma after suspending shipments earlier today; and the music of Malian guitarist Habib Koite.

Anchor Marco Werman gets an update on the tensions in Beirut, Lebanon from reporter Ben Gilbert. The neighborhood where Gilbert lives was seized by Hezbollah militants, as part of their push to wrest control of west Beirut from forces loyal to the U.S. backed government.

Many people who live in Beirut have fled to the mountains outside the city. The World's Aaron Schachter reports on how hotels and restaurants in that area are dealing with the influx.

Washington reiterated its support for the Lebanese government today. But as The World's Matthew Bell reports, the fighting there has wider implications for U-S policy in the Middle East.

Rhoda Metcalfe reports on an elite crime-fighting agency in South Africa known as "The Scorpions." Although the unit has been successful, the government has decided to close it down.

Phil Mercer reports that wealthy Russians are snapping up luxury real estate on Australia's Gold Coast.

The United Nations today announced it will resume aid shipments to Burma. UN officials had earlier suspended aid flights intended to help Burmese cyclone survivors, complaining that the Burmese government had seized some of the aid. Marco Werman finds out more from Greg Barrow of the UN's World Food Program.

Immigration authorities in Canada seem to have lost track of thousands of asylum seekers whose applications were turned down. The government wants to deport them -- but it has to find the asylum applicants first. Derek Stoffel has the story.

For the past 25 years, residents of Canada's Prince Edward Island haven't been able to buy soda cans locally. It was illegal to sell the cans. Now the ban is lifted. Host Marco Werman cracks open a can of soda pop and chats with Tim MacKay, general manager of a Kwik-Way convenience store on Prince Edward Island.

The new mayor of London is banning alcohol on all public transportation. But the people who run the subway trains in London aren't entirely happy with the new ban. Host Marco Werman finds out why from Steve Grant. He's with the union representing London's train operators.

For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for the name of a city in eastern Mali that sits right on the Niger River. It was once a major trading center, like Timbuktu.

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the name of a city in Mali along the Niger River. The answer is Gao.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with guitarist Habib Koite. The musician from Mali performs some of the songs from his latest CD.