Watch the full show from Tuesday, November 3: Afghan President Hamid Karzai pledges to clean up corruption; British soldier dismantles dozens of roadside bombs before he is killed by one; robust reporting in the Philippines can lead to death; and, fencing in Togo.
Journalists risk their lives reporting in the Philippines
Correspondent Mark Litke and producer Ara Ayer report from the Philippines where there are more newspapers in print, more points of view and more influence in broadcast journalism than ever before. But since People Power in 1986, more than 70 journalists have been murdered.
Ancient Palestinian craft still intact amid globalization
Worldfocus producer Mohammad Al Kassim reports from the West Bank city of Hebron about its vanishing glassmaking industry, which dates back to the Phoenician era. He visits a master craftsman whose family business has endured for generations.
Straddling the two Koreas: DMZ diplomacy with Major Im
Part 3 of 6 in our series on the people and culture of North Korea. Worldfocus multimedia producer Ben Piven writes about his encounter with North Korean Major Im Dong-chul while on the northern side of the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas.
Battling corruption is vital to U.S. mission in Afghanistan
Karin von Hippel, a senior fellow for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., speaks with Daljit Dhaliwal about the future of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai's reelection. Von Hippel says combating corruption is vital to maintaining the support of the Afghan people.
For Google Maps, diplomacy trumps geography
Google has customized their Maps application to reflect border disputes around the world. While border disputes predate the Internet -- and are unlikely to go away any time soon -- Google has at least managed a temporary diplomatic resolution in cyberspace.
Looking beyond the Honduran political crisis
Peter Eisner blogs about why Honduras needs financial support, economic relief and social help. He contends that the U.S. and other nations should increase their foreign aid, since 50 percent of Honduras' 7.7 million people live below the poverty line -- and almost 40 percent are children.
From Iran with love: Hamas rockets can now strike Tel Aviv
Iran continues to assist Hamas operatives in the Gaza Strip, and the Israel Defense Forces just announced that a new rocket import can reach a distance of 60 kilometers. How do you think Israel should respond to the latest disclosure that Hamas has a missile capable of hitting Tel Aviv?
Today: Myanmar, Finnish layoffs and music in Morocco
Today's news roundup from around the world. Nokia announces layoffs in Finland; the French will send a delegation to North Korea; and bookstores are closing in Samarkand.
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