Today on The World: The Beijing Olympics are underway... we'll catch the mood in Beijing, and in earthquake-battered Sichuan Province; Plus, a former Zimbabwean official calls for more international sanctions against Robert Mugabe's government; And fighting breaks out between Russia and its neighbor Georgia.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's Tom Fordyce in Beijing. He was in the stands for the whole four-hour opening ceremony extravaganza.

Now that the ceremonies are over, the grass can go in. We hear from the man in charge of putting it in -- John "Trey" Rogers, Turf Science Professor at Michigan State University.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on today's fighting between Georgian and Russian military forces in the region of South Ossetia. U.S. officials are calling for restraint.

Video: Russian tanks in South Ossetia

Robert Mugabe

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with a former member of Zimbabwe's government. Andrew Mutandwa served as Robert Mugabe's press secretary in the 1980's. He's now critical of Zimbabwe's leader, and is calling for more international sanctions against Mugabe's government.

Beijing's Olympics have overshadowed other news from China, such as last May's massive earthquake. The World's Mary Kay Magistad travels to Sichuan province for an update on China's forgotten story: rebuilding after the earthquake.

Video: Sichuan quake survivors still traumatized

A former leading member of Italy's Red Brigades terrorist group is on a hunger strike in France. Anita Elash reports from Paris.

The Swiss gourmet who had gone missing at an exclusive 3-star restaurant has been spotted. We'll tell you where.

We're looking for a part of the North American continental shelf that sits under water, just off the coast of Newfoundland.The answer is the Grand Banks. Marine archaeologist Dwight Coleman tells anchor Marco Werman about an ongoing project to explore the shipwrecks and underwater landscape of the Grand Banks.

The way we experience the Olympic Games is, in part, determined by the music, in the stadium, on TV, and elsewhere. The World's Alex Gallafent shares a selection of Olympic musical moments with anchor Marco Werman.