U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has recommended that the Army and Marine Corps be permanently increased by 92,000 soldiers. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins profiles Brazilian composer and guitarist Mario Adnet. He's made his mark on the Brazilian music seen since the 1970s. Now he's making his US debut with a CD called "From the Heart."

The World's Andrea Crossan takes us on a tour with the Gigapan camera.

Today's answer is Nicuaragua's active volcano, Masaya, about 10 miles from Managua. The World's Andrea Crossan takes us on a tour.

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A special Tech Podcast exclusively devoted to the topic of climate change. What does all this weird weather really mean? How are the world's governments tackling greenhouse gas emissions? What YOU can do to limit greenhouse gas emissions. And a few examples of the impacts of climate change from Brazil and Australia.

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The World's Jason Margolis reports on the European Commission's massive new plan to counter global warming and improve the security of the European Union's energy supplies.

A special Technology Podcast about Climate Change

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on the fallout of Russia's decision to shut off energy supplies to neighboring Belarus. The move has affected many Western European countries and is causing them to rethink their dependence on Russian for fuel.

Private military contractors were implicated in the Abu Ghraib prison scandal in Iraq. But they were never punished. A legal loophole put them beyond the jurisdiction of US and Iraqi law. That's just changed. All 100-thousand civilian contractors in Iraq are now subject to US military law. The World's Matthew Bell reports.