Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a skyscraper in the historic city of Saint Petersburg. Those plans are being criticized by UNESCO, which designates Saint Petersburg as a "World Heritage Site." Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Matt Brown, deputy editor for the Saint Petersburg Times.

In the Geo Quiz, we were looking for the end points of the Pan American Highway. The northern end is in Alaska, while Chile and Argentina both claim to be home to the highway's southern terminus. For today's Global Hit, The World's Marco Werman tells us about a musician from Argentina who named his latest CD after the Pan American Highway. He's Federico Aubele and his album is called "PanAmericana."

The World's Matthew Bell reports on the latest from Germany, where police say they've foiled a plan to carry out major terrorist attacks. Three suspects have been arrested. Investigators say they were plotting to attack American targets, including the main US military base in Germany.

A South African court handed down an 18-year jail term to German engineer Gerhard Wisser for his involvement in an international nuclear smuggling ring...but then suspended the sentence when he pleaded guilty in another case. Wisser is believed to have aided South Africa, Pakistan, Libya, and possibly Iran and North Korea in developing nuclear weapons. David Albright, an expert in the illegal weapons trade, has been following the case closely. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with him about his reaction to the sentence.

The world's top toymaker, Mattel, said it would recall more than 800,000 Chinese-made toys because of too much lead in the paint. This is the third mass recall of Chinese-made products in less than six weeks. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese labor issues.

Cyrus Farivar reports that the video-sharing website YouTube has a lot of international competition. In some countries, like China, video-sharing sites are allowing people to criticize their government without being out on the streets. In other places though, it's government who controls the sites.

A human heart is one of the items on display at an exhibition currently running in London. And the woman who the heart once belonged to was there to see it. 23-year-old Jennifer Sutton is a heart-transplant survivor who donated the heart to the Wellcome Collection to put on show. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Sutton about the experience of seeing her old heart on display.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Africa Editor Martin Paut about warnings of a potential humanitarian crises in Ethiopia. The aid agency Doctors without Borders says it's been denied access to areas where government and rebel forces have been locked in conflict.

The BBC's Robert Walker reports on a new initiative launched by the World Bank to bring electricity to sub-Saharan Africa. The project is called "Lighting Africa."