Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice played piano for Britain's Queen Elizabeth last night. As Her Majesty reigned in a wayward royal pooch, Buckingham Palace reverberated to the sound of Brahms' Op. 34. Ms Rice was accompanied on violin by the wife of the UK's Foreign Secretary - who himself accompanied the Queen to the recital.

Today on The World: India hands Pakistan a list of suspects, as the investigation into the Mumbai attacks continues; parts of China face desert conditions after years of cutting down forests and overusing water resources; and Haiti's capital takes in the music of a man known as "the walking jukebox."

The World's Matthew Bell reports on continuing tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks last week, and suspected links between the attackers and militant groups based in Pakistan. India has handed Pakistan a list of 20 suspects it wants apprehended.

Memorial near the Taj Hotel

Indian investigators say the Mumbai attackers had months of commando training by the Islamist group, Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan. The group has long fought Indian rule in Kashmir. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from New Yorker journalist Steve Coll, who has reported on Lashkar-e-Taiba for years.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mouin Rabbani, contributing editor of the quarterly "Middle East Report," about the potential for peace between Israelis and Palestinians during the Obama Administration.

Decades of clearing forests, overusing water resources, and climate change have brought desert conditions to what was once Chinese farmland. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports from Ningxia, China.

Anti-government protesters in Thailand have ended a week-long occupation of Bangkok airport...and it's now set to reopen. The World's Traci Tong tells us why that's good news for the tourist industry in Hawaii

Linda Gradstein reports on former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose party is leading in the polls ahead of the country''s next elections in February.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's David Amanor, who's based in the African country of Ghana, about how Barack Obama's presidential win has prompted discussions there about what it means to be black or white.

Phillip Martin reports on how the election of Barack Obama might help bring together African-Americans and African immigrants in New York City.