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As Somali government troops helped by Ethiopia launch a new offensive in insurgent-controlled areas of Mogadishu, the civilian casualty list grows and more people become displaced. We have calls every night from listeners in the Horn of Africa asking us to talk about it. They're often upset that it hasn't been given enough attention in the world's media. Is today a day we can here from Mogadishu? Do you want to talk about what can be done?

Two big topics there. What about the rest of the news? What do you think about....

Two Hollywood productions faced being shelved indefinitely as their . Should they be delayed or even binned? Or is it inevitable that movies will be made about tragedies like this?

in France. Third place Bayrou refuses to back either contender - Royal or Sarkozy - his supports holds the key to the Presidential election.

Screening embryos - a couple in the UK become the first to to prevent them having children at risk of breast cancer. Sensible and humane or the start of a slippery slope of designer children?

Mothers with young children come under the spotlight again as Linda Hirshman writes her op-ed piece in the New York Times ""
Can young mums do right for doing wrong? Blasted for leaving children with nurseries or child-carers and going to work or criticised for not joining the workforce and paying their way. Can they ever win. It's a debate that roars on both sides of the Atlantic. How does it play in your country? Are you a mother with young children and how did you make your choice to work or not?

And can sport play a role in warming diplomatic ties between feuding countries? Is it more effective than other tactics? As Major League Baseball officials quietly prepare to Cuba if the United States lifts its trade embargo. One example today but many others the world over.