Today on The World: President Bush calls for withdrawing 8,000 additional troops from Iraq by February; also, Thailand's Prime Minster is forced to step down over his appearance on a cooking show; and the Cold War's stylistic revival.

The World's Jason Margolis reports on President Bush's announcement of more US troop withdrawals from Iraq and how it's reverberating on the campaign trail.

Video: President Bush's announcement

President Bush today announced today he's calling for the deployment of additional combat forces to Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman discusses the significance of the announcement with The World's Quil Lawrence who's in the Afghan capital, Kabul.

Years of violence and insecurity have taken a toll on Iraqis in many ways. For some, it's meant years of inactivity and consequently, weight gain. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Los Angeles Times Baghdad bureau chief Tina Sussman about how some Iraqis are now trying to shed extra pounds.

East German Trabant car

The aesthetic glories of Stalinist architecture and East German industrial design are at the heart of an upcoming exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with design critic Stephen Bayley about how Cold War style is undergoing something of a renaissance in Europe.

Kim Jong-Il

North Korea marked its 60th anniversary with a massive military parade today. Many high level military officials were in evidence. But there was one noticeable absence -- North Korea's leader Kim Jong-IL. Anchor Marco Werman explains that Kim's no-show is fuelling speculation about his state of health.

Video: North Korean parade

A court in Thailand has ordered the embattled Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej, to step down. The Constitutional court ruled today that the prime minister had violated a conflict-of-interest law by hosting a TV cooking show while in office. The decision has added to the country's ongoing political crisis. Simon Montlake reports from Bangkok.

Google has announced it will invest in a start-up that's looking to offer internet services in the developing world via satellite. The World's Clark Boyd reports.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with BBC correspondent James Copnall in Morocco about Moroccan blogger Mohamed Razi. Razi has been sentenced to two years in prison for posting on his blog an article that the government says is 'lacking the respect due to the king' of Morocco.

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