The World's Marco Werman recently attended the Africa Comics exhibition in New York City. Marco explains how music in Africa, like comics, has been used to express political dissent.

The BBC's Clive Myrie reports from Baghdad on some of the criticism already swirling around President Bush's long-awaited new strategy for Iraq. The President is due to unveil his plan in a speech later today, but the leaks have given a hint of what's to come.

President Bush is expected to announce in his speech to the nation tonight an increase in US troops in Iraq. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with both a critic and an advocate of the President's new plan. She's joined by General Jack Keane, who helped plan the invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan and William Odom, a retired Army Lieutenant-General.

The World's Jori Lewis profiles controversial Catholic Archbishop Emmanuel Milingo. He's pushed the envelope in the Roman Catholic Church with faith healings, exorcisms, and soul concerts. But now the Vatican says he's gone too far. Milingo has announced a new ministry for married priests.

Anchor Lisa Mullins reports that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is shaking up the economy as he enters his third term in office. He announced that some of Venezuela's largest private companies will be nationalized. Some of those companies are American.

Private military contractors were implicated in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. But they were never punished. A legal loophole put them beyond the jurisdiction of US and Iraqi law. That's just changed. All 100-thousand civilian contractors in Iraq are now subject to US military law. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the fallout of Russia's decision to shut off energy supplies to neighboring Belarus. The move has affected many Western European countries and is causing them to rethink their dependence on Russian for fuel.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on the European Commission's massive new plan to counter global warming and improve the security of the European Union's energy supplies.

A special Technology Podcast about Climate Change

A special Tech Podcast exclusively devoted to the topic of climate change. What does all this weird weather really mean? How are the world's governments tackling greenhouse gas emissions? What YOU can do to limit greenhouse gas emissions. And a few examples of the impacts of climate change from Brazil and Australia.

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