Today on The World: Russia looks for diplomatic support from China but gets a lukewarm response; The World Health Organization focuses on the social factors affecting people's health -- factors like poverty and unemployment;
and we hear why people in Kerala India are seeing their health decline even as their income increases.

Georgians displaced by the fighting with Russia are trying to return home. But they face several obstacles. Lisa Mullins finds out more from Jessica Barry of the International Committee of the Red Cross. She's in the Georgian capital Tblisi.

Refugee in the Dila camp near Tbilisi

The World's Jason Margolis reports on Russian hopes that China would offer some support for Moscow's actions in Georgia. China and other Asian nations today held a summit meeting with Russia. A joint statement after the meeting only expressed concern over events in South Ossetia.

A new report reveals that Chinese officials misused or embezzled billions of dollars in public funds last year. Jamila Trindle reports that the Chinese government is scrambling to show its citizens that it's addressing high-level corruption.

Iraq has cut its first deal with a foreign oil company since the invasion, and the company is from China. Lisa Mullins explains.

Today, some of the Barack Obama's foreign policy advisers spoke to international visitors at the Democratic convention in Denver. The World's Matthew Bell tells Lisa Mullins about the meeting.

Foreign policy forum at DNC

The World's Alex Gallafent reports on what the many foreign observers at the Democratic National Convention want to hear from Barack Obama tonight.

A new report by the World Health Organization focuses on the social factors -- like poverty and unemployment -- that determine people's health. Lisa Mullins speaks with Michael Marmot, chair of the WHO's Commission on Social Determinants of Health.

Beggar in India

David Kohn reports from Kerala, a part of India that has long enjoyed good public health despite deep poverty. But now that its residents are growing richer, overall health appears to be declining.

Our daily geography quiz.

A group in Spain claims its members are descendants of the medieval Knights Templar. And they're suing the Pope for loss of property and honor. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

We were looking for a tributary of the Amazon that starts in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The answer is the Xingu River. Researchers working near the source of the river have un-covered traces of ancient settlements -- known as "lost cities" -- buried under a thick layer of jungle. Lisa Mullins speaks with Michael Heckenberger, a professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida who led an expedition to the region.

Classical music that was banned by the Nazis in the 1930's was recently performed at a summer concert in California. Correspondent Lonny Shavelson was there and sent us this report.