Cyrus Farivar reports that the video-sharing website YouTube has a lot of international competition. In some countries, like China, video-sharing sites are allowing people to criticize their government without being out on the streets. In other places though, it's government who controls the sites.

The world's top toymaker, Mattel, said it would recall more than 800,000 Chinese-made toys because of too much lead in the paint. This is the third mass recall of Chinese-made products in less than six weeks. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Mary Gallagher, an expert in Chinese labor issues.

A South African court handed down an 18-year jail term to German engineer Gerhard Wisser for his involvement in an international nuclear smuggling ring...but then suspended the sentence when he pleaded guilty in another case. Wisser is believed to have aided South Africa, Pakistan, Libya, and possibly Iran and North Korea in developing nuclear weapons. David Albright, an expert in the illegal weapons trade, has been following the case closely. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with him about his reaction to the sentence.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on the latest from Germany, where police say they've foiled a plan to carry out major terrorist attacks. Three suspects have been arrested. Investigators say they were plotting to attack American targets, including the main US military base in Germany.

In the Geo Quiz, we were looking for the end points of the Pan American Highway. The northern end is in Alaska, while Chile and Argentina both claim to be home to the highway's southern terminus. For today's Global Hit, The World's Marco Werman tells us about a musician from Argentina who named his latest CD after the Pan American Highway. He's Federico Aubele and his album is called "PanAmericana."

Russian energy giant Gazprom plans to build a skyscraper in the historic city of Saint Petersburg. Those plans are being criticized by UNESCO, which designates Saint Petersburg as a "World Heritage Site." Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Matt Brown, deputy editor for the Saint Petersburg Times.

Opium production in Afghanistan is booming this year, despite U.S. and international efforts to eradicate opium poppies. The problem is convincing poppy farmers to go along. Turkey had a similar problem decades ago. Now many poppy farmers are working with the Turkish government to control the opium trade. Dorian Jones explains how the Turkish government did it.

Our daily geography quiz.

Police in Denmark arrested several people suspected of having links to al-Qaeda. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the story from Morten Skjoldager, terrorism correspondent for the Danish newspaper Politiken.