North Korea announced today it's going to launch a communications satellite in early April. The US suspects that it's more likely to be a ballistic missile test in disguise. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

North Korea's strategic arsenal

The World's Alex Gallafent explores what a smile means in different cultures -- from Russia to the U.S.

Correspondent Phillip Martin has been examining the popularity of skin whitening products in Asia. Today, in the second part of his series, he describes how many middle-class Asians are moving away from creating white complexions and going for a Western-style tan.

Color Initiative

A doctor in Scotland prescribes putting a tax on chocolate. He says such a tax would remind people that it's an unhealthy snack and might help to slow the rise in obesity. Anchor Marco Werman has details.

The Thai-Cambodian border has long been a breeding ground for drug-resistant malaria. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on a new campaign to defeat the disease in that region and to keep it from spreading globally.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's environment editor, Peter Thomson, about the latest science on climate change from a conference under way in Copenhagen.

British author Simon Winchester sends an audio postcard from the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia. Winchester is exploring the area for his work on a book on the Atlantic Ocean.

South Georgia mountains

Our daily geography puzzler.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. The BBC Caribbean Service's Mike Jarvis is covering today's national elections there - where a case of financial fraud is weighing on voters minds.

BLK JKS is a four-piece band from Johannesburg. This group doesn't sound like anything you've heard out of South Africa before. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with two members of the band.