The president of Brazil has given the go-ahead for the deployment of federal troops to Rio de Janeiro in order to try to stem the growing gang violence there. The World's Ruxandra Guidi reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with former Democratic Senator Gary Hart about what difference the Democrats can make in influencing the course of the war in Iraq, now that they're in the Congressional majority.

Anchor Lisa Mullins asks Senator Evan Bayh of Indiana why he and many other Democrats in Congress oppose the idea of a "surge" in the number of US combat troops in Iraq.

Lisa Mullins highlights the music of Spanish flamenco virtuoso Juan Martin.

A growing number of young immigrant muslims are embracing the Girl Scouts. And they're bringing with them their own brand of scouting. The World's Jessie Graham reports.

The answer to today's quiz is Antigua.

Representative-elect Keith Ellison is the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Congress. At his swearing-in tomorrow, the Minnesota Democrat will use a copy of the Koran that was once owned by Thomas Jefferson. The World's Alex Gallafent reports on Jefferson's interest in the Koran.

Where in the world will we go today?

Protestors have disrupted life in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, for the past five weeks. They are demanding the resignation of the prime minister and his Western-backed government. Roxana Saberi has an update from Beirut.