The South African film "Tsotsi" is up for an Oscar this year in the Best Foreign Language film category. It's the second year in a row that a film from South Africa has been nominated. The World's Amy Costello reports that some say it's a sign that -- eleven years after the end of apartheid -- the South African film industry is finally coming of age.

Where in the world will we go today?

Today's answer is Beijing.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on changes in China that are giving hope to aspiring Chinese rock and rollers.

Technology Podcast #90 picks up where our last podcast left off, with President Bush's trip to India and Pakistan. Yesterday, the United States and India announced what's being called an historic deal on nuclear technology. Today, reactions have been pouring in from all sides. We'll hear from non-proliferation experts, politicians, and anti-nuke campaigners. We'll also hear from reaction from Iran, who is under increasing international pressure to open up its nuclear programs. Then, we'll switch gears and find out just how high a phone bill you can rack up on a satellite phone in Baghdad. It's not pretty, and it's not clever. All that, plus some music from Ozone Cocktail and Spunkshine.

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Anchor Lisa Mullins highlights some of the points President Bush made in his farewell speech in the Indian capital, New Delhi, before leaving for Pakistan.

Security is tight in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, where President Bush will spend the night. Anti-American sentiment is running high ahead of Pres. Bush's meeting with Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf tomorrow. BBC Correspondent Barbara Plett reports from Islamabad.

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with Marvin Weinbaum, a scholar in residence at the Middle East Institute in Washington, about the strength of the U.S.-Pakistani alliance.

As relations between the United States and Venezuela continue to worsen, critics of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez are worried about his new military strategy: citizen militias. The World's Ruxandra Guidi has our story.