A special tech podcast on the South Korean elections, which take place on Wednesday, December 19. We sit down with The World's Matthew Bell, just back from South Korea. He fills us in on the role technology is, and isn't, playing in these elections, and tells us about how the ancient art (or is it science?) of poongsoo is being used by some candidates to increase their odds of winning. All that, plus The Tornado Song. Not to be missed.

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The World's Marco Werman reports on a style of African music that's popular among Colombia's poor, indigenous people.

Today's Geo Quiz has two answers...Sao Tome and Principe. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with video game company founder, Luc Levesque, about a new game that tests players "travel IQ."

The World's Gerry Hadden reports on a debate in Spain on the pros and cons of cellphones equipped with tracking technology. Many families in Spain use such devices to monitor the whereabouts of children and the elderly. But some stalkers have used the feature to track down unsuspecting victims.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Correspondent Lonny Shavelson reports on how some Muslims are preparing for this year's "Hajj" pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports that the struggling Palestinian economy suffers from a lack of access to the outside world. That's a result of a variety of Israeli security measures. Israel says the measures are key to protect civilians from Palestinian terrorist attacks. But one side effect of the measures is to stifle Palestinian's ability to move people and goods across borders.

Soft rocker Chris De Burgh became known in the 80s for hits such as "Lady in Red," but NOW he may become known as the first Western artist since 1979 to play a concert in Iran. The World's Alex Gallafent has the story.

Iran said today that it will continue to enrich uranium as part of its nuclear power program. This despite new shipments of enriched uranium that began arriving from Russia today and continued threats of international sanctions. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets the full story from the BBC's Jon Leyne in Teheran.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah today pardoned a Saudi woman who was sentenced to six months in jail and 200 lashes after being gang raped. Her crime was being alone with a man she wasn't related to. Anchor Lisa Mullins gets more on the story from women's rights advocate Hatoon al Fassi.