For today's Geo Quiz we're looking for a small state in northeastern Brazil. It's the birthplace of Brazilian women's soccer star Marta.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Julie Foudy about the new Women's Professional Soccer League or WPS. One of the leagues top players is Brazilian soccer star, Marta. She hails from a small state in northeastern Brazil. It called Alagoas, and it's the answer to today's Geo Quiz.

Anchor Marco Werman visited a slum in Lagos, Nigeria, to find out more about the environment that inspired the music of Afrobeat king Fela Kuti.

An incredibly packed show this week. First, to Moldova to find out what role Twitter and other social networking sites have played in the protests there. Then to France for Urban Pac-Man! Also, two hits on tech and security. Are there Russian and Chinese spies pinging the US electricity grid? And are extremist websites being hosted on servers in the United States? Good questions. We also hear about an award-winning solar cooker, and about GoogleLitTrips.

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Today on The World: How this weekend's dramatic rescue at sea could affect future stand-offs with Somali pirates; Also, Pakistan's worsening water crisis; and in Cambodia, corruption endangers the trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders.

Yesterday's dramatic rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates is making headlines around the world -- including in Somalia. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's Mohammed Olad Hassan, who's covering the story from Mogadishu.

Admiral Gortney describes rescue of Capt. Phillips

President Obama made his first public remarks about the rescue of cargo ship captain Richard Phillips from pirates this weekend. But the president was quiet on the subject of broader U-S policy toward Somalia. The World's Jeb Sharp has more.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jeffrey Gettleman of the New York Times about a bottom-up approach to helping to resolve the chaos in Somalia.

Political instability and escalating violence make Pakistan a US foreign policy priority. But there's another looming crisis in the country. Pakistan is fast running out of water and much of what IS available is making people sick. The World's Laura Lynch has the story.

In Thailand, there were clashes today between government forces and protesters in Bangkok. The Thai government has vowed to use "every means necessary" to end the chaos. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the BBC's Lucy Williamson in Bangkok.

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