The World's Patrick Cox continues our series on global obesity with a report from Singapore. Authorities there tried to combat obesity by putting overweight kids into special clubs and forcing them to exercise and diet. It did reverse the trend, but it also made many kids in Singapore miserable.

TV viewers in Georgia have lots of light fare to enjoy -- but no independent news broadcasts. Anchor Marco Werman explains why that is.

The screenwriters' strike is on the minds of many Americans. But TV writers are busy writing in Latin America -- where there's no strike and lots of soap operas in production. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Joao Ximenes Braga, a writer for a hit Brazilian soap opera.

Transportation workers in France are on strike for the second time in less than a month. They're protesting plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy to reform their pensions. Anita Elash has the story from Paris.

Scientists in Oregon are reporting that they've managed to clone monkey embryos, and extract stem cells from those embryos.

The Mexican state of Tabasco is still coping with the effects of devastating floods a couple of weeks ago. The World's Lorne Matalon reports on questions surrounding how government funds to prevent such floods were used in the past.

Some Iraqis are joining together to form what US officials call "Concerned Local Citizen" groups or CLCs. These groups of armed citizens patrol their own neighborhoods and villages, working closely with US and Iraqi soldiers in the fight against militants. Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from Iraqi journalist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, who profiled one citizens group for Britain's Guardian newspaper.

Opposition politician Imran Khan was arrested today in Lahore, Pakistan. He is the latest opposition figure detained by the Pakistani government under emergency rule. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest from reporter Laura Lynch in Lahore.

Entire program - November 14

The World's Gerry Hadden tells us about a Spanish violinist who's conducting a unique experiment in composing her next work. Patricia Arguelles has spent the last week living in a glass bubble in the center of Madrid with nothing but her instrument, a bed, a bathroom, and her laptop.