Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Wired Magazine contributing editor Noah Schachtman about the Pentagon's network-centric warfare efforts. The idea is to connect soldiers to each other and to their commanders electronically. The idea worked well when US troops invaded Iraq. But it's not as useful in counterinsurgency. Instead, US troops are focusing on social networking.

Extended version of the interview

Russia holds a parliamentary election on Sunday. It's widely expected that Vladimir Putin's party will sweep the vote. But critics say the president has gone too far in trying to ensure that result. The World's Katy Clark reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with South Africa's former Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge about how her government's controversial approach to HIV/AIDS has hampered effective prevention and treatment.

South Africa has more than one million AIDS orphans. The country's policy now is to move them out of institutional care and into foster homes. But some child advocates say there aren't enough quality foster homes to care for these children, many of whom are infected with HIV. Reporter Rhoda Metcalfe has the story from Cape Town.

AIDS orphans

Entire program - Nov 29

For today's Geo Quiz we were looking for the country that set out to plant nearly 80 million trees in ONE DAY. The answer is Indonesia, and the mass planting is part of a campaign to re-green the country and help tackle climate change. Correspondent Trish Anderton reports from Jakarta.

A new on-line game gives users a chance to test their vocabulary...AND help out in the global fight against hunger. The World's Technology correspondent Clark Boyd reports on the website "freerice.com."

Our daily geography quiz.

Correspondent Anita Elash reports that France's President Sarkozy is calling for calm -- following a new outbreak of violence in the country's suburbs.

Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul on Turkey's plans to develop nuclear energy. The Turkish government says it needs nuclear plants to meet growing domestic demand for energy. But some fear Turkey also wants to develop nuclear weapons, to fend off neighboring Iran.