Pakistani forces fired on U.S. helicopters on the border with Afghanistan yesterday. It's the latest incident in a volatile relationship. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Pakistan's ambassador Wajid Shamsul Hassan in London.

The World's Laura Lynch reports on a debate that's erupted in Britain over the teaching of creationism in schools. A top official in Britain's Royal Academy of Science was forced to resign over comments he made about discussing creationism with students of science.

Correspondent Ruxandra Guidi reports on the state of the humanitarian crisis in Haiti. Four back-to-back storms have pummeled the area since August....leaving hundreds of thousands of victims in need of food, shelter, and water.

Haitians and U.S. Navy personnel unloading World Food Program shipments at Port-au-Prince Airport.

The World's Gerry Hadden reports that car companies are having a hard time getting European consumers to buy new models. The current financial crisis won't help either.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Colum Lynch of the Washington Post, about how the global financial crisis is affecting issues at the United Nations.

The World's Katy Clark reports on how other countries are reacting to the bailout talks in Washington.

Today on The World: Global markets react to news from Washington on the Wall Street bailout; Science and faith are pitted against each other in a debate over teaching creationism in British schools; and a conversation about the life and career of Barack Obama's father.

Congressional negotiations on the proposed $700 billion bailout of the U.S. financial system are set to restart today after hours of talks ended in a partisan divide.

Rep. Barney Frank, the leading House Democrat on the issue, accused Republicans of refusing to negotiate. "At this point, we have absolutely no participation or cooperation from House Republicans," Frank said.

On Thursday, with their first scheduled presidential debate still awash in uncertainty, Senator Barack Obama interrupted his preparations in Florida and flew to Washington Thursday afternoon to join Senator John McCain for White House meeting aimed at getting agreement on the government plan to bail out the nation's financial institutions.

Democrat Obama and Republican McCain, who have both sought to distance themselves from the unpopular Bush, sat down with the president at the White House for an hourlong afternoon session. Obama and McCain were at opposite ends of the oval table, not even in each other's sight lines.

It is still unclear whether McCain will show up for the TV debate scheduled for tonight. McCain said he was suspending his campaign to return to Washington to help address the economic crisis. Obama supports going ahead with the debate.

Are you a 'Recessionista'? Should you be considering a 'staycation' this year? The BBC Business Unit's jargon-busting glossary will help you decide. And if there's a business term you still don't understand, you can message the Business team direct, via a form at the bottom of their page!

Brazilian bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes adds a dash of hip hop to his latest album, "Encanto".