Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about a new release by the Bombay Dub Orchestra. The recordings took place in India and were mixed in London.

Back in 1959 there was an exhibition in Moscow of American consumer products. The cars, kitchens and sofas were there to show the Soviets the American way of life. It's easy to imagine U.S. - Soviet rivalry being played out with rockets, Olympics or chess matches, but the cold war was also reflected in coffee cups, chairs and public housing. This design element of international politics is the subject of a new exhibition in London. Our arts correspondent Lawrence Pollard went along...

One of the most visible young monks leading the protests in Burma was U Gawsita. The Buddhist monk escaped last year after the crackdown. The World's Marco Werman speaks with U Gawsita about how his life has changed since then.

U Gawsita leading protest in Rangoon (with megaphone)

U Gawsita is now living in Utica, New York. As part of our effort to get pro-democracy activists from around the globe to address the American presidential candidates, we asked U Gawsita to write a letter to John McCain and Barack Obama describing what he hopes the next American president will do to help bring democracy to Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Today on The World: The bailout debate continues in Washington; The effects of the U.S. financial crisis on small businesses around the world; And an interview with an exiled Burmese monk involved in the Myanmar protests a year ago.

Nerves frayed further today on Capitol Hill and on Wall Street, as lawmakers continued to wrangle over rescue package for the nation's cash-strapped banks. Host Marco Werman gets the latest from John Authers of the Financial Times.

Correspondents visit shops around the world, from London, to Barcelona, to Seoul, to see how US economic turmoil is affecting small businesses around the globe.

Chinese astronauts are on target to conduct the country's first spacewalk tomorrow. The nation is anxious to know how the spacewalk will go. But the country's official news agency may have already written the script. Anchor Marco Werman explains.

Belarus holds elections this weekend that the authorities promise will be free and fair. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports on the slow pace of change in the former Soviet republic.

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan is one steeped in tradition: fasting, family and food. The World's Aaron Schachter reports on a dying Ramadan tradition in Syria: the art of story-telling.

Marco Werman speaks with U Gawsita, one of the monks who took part in last year's uprising against the government of Myanmar. 12 months later, he's living in a boarding house in Utica, New York as a political refugee.

U Gawsita leading protest in Rangoon (with megaphone)