The World's Matthew Bell reports on President Bush's decision to send a personal letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. The White House says the letter urged Kim to fully disclose North Korea's nuclear activities.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Middle East expert Vali Nasr on what President Bush might say to Iranian leaders if he were to send them a letter like the one he sent North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on the continued friction between the United States and Russia over Washington's plans to deploy a missile shield in central Europe.

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized the planned missile shield in a speech at Harvard University: photo: Martha Stewart

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's international book critic Christopher Merrill about picks for literary gifts for the holidays.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Financial Times' chief economic journalist, Martin Woolf, about the slide of the US housing market and its impact on the global economy. A new report out today says the world economy will slow down in 2008.

Correspondent Ben Gilbert has the latest on Lebanon's election stalemate. Nearly two weeks after Lebanon's previous president stepped down, the divided parliament still hasn't picked a new leader. But they seem close to picking a compromise candidate.

Our daily geography puzzler.

The World's Lorne Matalon reports from Mexico on one indigenous group's effort to get the government to protect their land against logging.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the Cross River in Nigeria. The river and surrounding mountainous terrain serve as a habitat for a rare species of gorilla. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Andrew Dunn of the Wildlife Conservation Society.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with musician Jean-Paul Samputu of Rwanda. Samputu says music saved him after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Now he wants to help other budding artists in his country.

Children of Mizero with host Marco Werman