The Obama Administration's top two economic officials went before Congress today to answer questions on the administration's moves to attack the economic crisis. Meanwhile President Obama is preparing for a news conference tonight by calling for a coordinated global effort to stem the financial turmoil. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Anders Borg, Sweden's Finance Minister, about his government's decision to limit pay for managers working at state-owned companies. No more big bonuses for executives -- now they'll get a fixed wage.

One impact of the global economic crisis in Ethiopia is a shortage of Coca Cola. Though it may not seem like a serious concern, the BBC's Elizabeth Blunt tells anchor Katy Clark why the Ethiopian government is treating it as a national emergency.

The World's Lorne Matalon tells the story of two city mayors -- one in El Paso, Texas and one in Juarez, Mexico -- who have joined forces to fight the drug violence that's made Juarez the most dangerous city in North America.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Peter Devlin, one of three British divers accused of stealing artifacts from a shipwreck off the coast of Spain. The divers say they were forced to plead guilty in a Spanish court today.

Correspondent Linda Gradstein reports on a violent clash between Israeli Arabs and Israeli Jews in northern Israel today that left more than two dozen people wounded.

Anchor Katy Clark speaks with Yossi Klein Halevi, Israel correspondent for the New Republic, about whether recent events in Israel indicate a rise in nationalism.

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Our daily geography puzzler.

The World's Marco Werman tells us about a program in Colombia called Canta Conmigo. It's a government program that provides music instruction to former guerilla fighters to reintegrate them into peaceful society.