Correspondents visit shops around the world, from London, to Barcelona, to Seoul, to see how US economic turmoil is affecting small businesses around the globe.

Nerves frayed further today on Capitol Hill and on Wall Street, as lawmakers continued to wrangle over rescue package for the nation's cash-strapped banks. Host Marco Werman gets the latest from John Authers of the Financial Times.

Today on The World: The bailout debate continues in Washington; The effects of the U.S. financial crisis on small businesses around the world; And an interview with an exiled Burmese monk involved in the Myanmar protests a year ago.

One of the most visible young monks leading the protests in Burma was U Gawsita. The Buddhist monk escaped last year after the crackdown. The World's Marco Werman speaks with U Gawsita about how his life has changed since then.

U Gawsita leading protest in Rangoon (with megaphone)

U Gawsita is now living in Utica, New York. As part of our effort to get pro-democracy activists from around the globe to address the American presidential candidates, we asked U Gawsita to write a letter to John McCain and Barack Obama describing what he hopes the next American president will do to help bring democracy to Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Back in 1959 there was an exhibition in Moscow of American consumer products. The cars, kitchens and sofas were there to show the Soviets the American way of life. It's easy to imagine U.S. - Soviet rivalry being played out with rockets, Olympics or chess matches, but the cold war was also reflected in coffee cups, chairs and public housing. This design element of international politics is the subject of a new exhibition in London. Our arts correspondent Lawrence Pollard went along...

Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us about a new release by the Bombay Dub Orchestra. The recordings took place in India and were mixed in London.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the "Bawabet Dimashq" or Damascus Gate restaurant in Damascus, Syria. The place can seat over 6,000 people. The World's Aaron Schachter went there to check out the menu.

Our daily geography quiz.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Boston Globe reporter Sally Jacobs about the life and career of Barack Obama Senior, the father of the U.S. presidential candidate.

The BBC's Zubair Ahmed speaks with Indian businessmen about how the US financial crisis is likely to affect India's 11 billion dollar call center industry. Seventy percent of its business comes from the US.