Anchor Marco Werman highlights an East/West connection in a new album by Shantel, a German-born DJ whose family hails from Ukraine.

Today's answer is a network of highways in India called the "Golden Quadrilateral." The roads connect the cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Kolcutta (Calcutta), and Chennai. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Murad Ali Baig, who writes about automotive issues in Delhi.

In an effort to limit the use of air conditioning, delegates to the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali are sporting new shirts.

Anchor Marco Werman gets holiday gift ideas for young readers from The World's international book critic Christopher Merrill.

Hugo Cabret: Illustration from The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Copyright 2007 by Brian Selznick. Use with permission from Scholastic Press.

For today's geography puzzler we're looking for a "Golden Quadrilateral" in South Asia.

Lorne Matalon reports from Mexico City on threatening phone calls made to several Mexican lawmakers. All of those who got the calls belong to the party of Mexican President Felipe Calderon. There's concern that Mexico's drug cartels could be trying to intimidate the government.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with David Kramer, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, about recent tensions in the relationship between Russia and the United States.

Nancy Greenleese reports on a new service for cell phone users in Italy. The service offers downloadable images of Catholic saints for people to display on their cell phones.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Adrian Wooldridge of The Economist about the role of religion in politics around the world. Political candidates in the United States are openly discussing their faith. In certain other countries, talking about religion might sink a candidacy.

The shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Canada is having a world-wide impact. The reactor's output is used to make isotopes for medical scans. Two-thirds of the isotopes used in the United States and the rest of the world come from the Canadian facility. Derek Stoffel has the story from Toronto.