Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more about a 16-year-old girl who's about to become Japan's first female professional baseball player. She was drafted by a team from Kobe -- which is the answer to our quiz today.

Lisa Mullins speaks to violinist Gilles Apap and conductor Benjamin Zander about improvising a well-known Mozart concerto.

Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about a new website designed to showcase European culture.

Today on The World: A look at the renegade general who's driving the renewed violence in eastern Congo; Why many Ukrainians are disappointed by democracy and the Orange Revolution; And why President-elect Obama is already under pressure to tackle climate change.

Most of the economic news these days is unremittingly bad. But at least oil and gas prices are coming down. But some experts note that that's not necessarily such a good sign. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Global financial crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo is a country again in turmoil. The latest violence involves a rebel general named Laurent Nkunda. Nkunda's managed to take over large swathes of eastern Congo with a small band of well-trained soldiers. Reporter Michael Kavanagh takes a look at the renegade general.

War in Congo

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Businessweek reporter Jack Ewing about coltan. The metallic ore is used in cell phones and electronics. Eastern congo is a rich source of coltan and some say the West's demand for it is fuelling the conflict there.

Saturday marks the 4th anniversary of the start of Ukraine's Orange Revolution. The promise was Western-style democracy. But Ukrainians are losing confidence in that democracy and the leaders that helped usher it in. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Kiev.

Ukraine: building a nation

Iran is one of the most repressive regimes in the world when it comes to what citizens can say on the Internet. Now, the man credited with popularizing Farsi-language blogging may have been arrested by Tehran. The Iranian government's official news agency claims he's confessed to spying for Israel. Cyrus Farivar reports.

Anchor Marco Werman gives an update on the Burmese comedian known as Zarganar. He had criticized Myanmar's military government and been active in the country's pro-democracy movement. Today, the comedian was sentenced to 45 years in prison.