Today Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged Britons to waste less food. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Paul Roberts, author of "The End of Food," on how the food we waste contributes to higher food costs around the globe.

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Soap operas are a popular form of entertainment in South Korea. They're also hot on the North Korean black market, the form of DVDs. That worries the North Korean government, because the programs show a wealthy, more desirable South.. Jason Strother reports from Seoul.

Lorne Matalon reports on a series of policy reversals by Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez. Critics say the reversals show that Chávez is struggling. But Chávez appears to be shifting positions to consolidate his support among voters in Venezuela.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad begins a series of reports on China's rapid urbanization. More than half of China's population now lives in cities, and this has transformed villages into major urban areas. Today's report is from the former fishing village of Shenzhen, now a mega-city next door to Hong Kong.

For our Geo Quiz today, we want to know, what do a Hindu temple from Cambodia, two historic Malaysian towns, and an agricultural site in Papaua New Guinea, all have in common?

Brazil has one of the strictest gun laws in the world. Yet, gun deaths are on the rise and the country remains awash with guns. Ruxandra Guidi reports.

'Taurus' pistol at a gunshop in Niteroi, Brazil (photo: Bear Guerra)

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the UNESCO World Heritage Site List. It's a list of nearly 900 international sites that represent the world's heritage, and are sources of life and inspiration. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details about the latest additions to the list from the director of the World Heritage Center, Francesco Bandarin.

Anchor Lisa Mullins introduces us to the Japanese pop-rock duo, Love Psychedelico.

Today on The World: Iran's complex role in Afghanistan worries the United States; the effects of growth and development on the ancient city of Beijing; and a new survey reveals that the most obnoxious tourists in Europe are... not American.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports on Iran's complex role in Afghanistan. The Iranian government has programs to help poor Afghans, and says it wants to help Afghanistan develop. But the US government says Iran is also trying to increase its influence in Afghanistan, and supplying weapons to the Taliban.