In Nigeria, one man is seeking to bridge the religious divide between Christians and Muslims. He's preaching what he calls, "chrislam." Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Lagos, Nigeria.

Iraq's National Museum in Baghdad was formally re-dedicated today. The museum's been closed for six years since chaotic weeks following the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets details from Jane Arraf of Christian Science Monitor, who toured the museum today.

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National security experts increasingly see climate change as a major threat to global stability. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Sharon Burke, of the Center for a New American Security, about the new security challenges posed by a warming planet, and what Washington is doing to address them.

The World's Jeb Sharp has an update on U.S. policy toward Pakistan -- at a time when President Obama is reviewing U.S. strategy there and in neighboring Afghanistan.

The United States is looking at how it can support the Afghan government in securing areas against the Taliban. One plan on the table is to provide weapons to villagers. A similar strategy was successfully implemented in Iraq.... so can it work in Afghanistan? The BBC's Ian Pannell reports.

Our daily geography puzzler.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the home town of "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle. That would be Radcliffe, England. Last night Boyle mentioned the social club in his home town during his Oscars acceptance speech. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Albert Waters, of the St. Mary's Catholic Social Club in Radcliffe, about the club's moment of Oscar glory.

The 31-year old rapper Terry Lynn is following in the footsteps of Bob Marley. She writes and sings songs about injustice in her hometown of Kingston, Jamaica. Reporter Madeleine Bair profiles Terry Lynn.

Today on The World: Anger and confusion in Moscow, London and Beijing about the local impacts of the global economic downturn; Slumdog Millionaire's multiple Oscars may prove a big win for charities that seek to aid India's poor; and followers of Sufism suggest their form of Islam could serve as a counter to growing fundamentalism in Pakistan.

Our correspondents in London, Beijing and Moscow give snapshots of the impact of the global economic crisis in those cities... and how the downturn is being portrayed and explained by the local media. We hear reports from The World's Laura Lynch in London, Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing and Jessica Gollaher in Moscow.

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