Iceland was declared one of the best places to live in by the United Nations. Now the island nation has become the latest country to bailout its troubled banks. The World's Laura Lynch reports.

Anchor Katy Clark talks with international economist Adam Posen of the Peterson Institute. He says a global recession is coming -- but the United States is better placed to ride it out than other countries.

Global financial crisis

European finance ministers agreed to offer more guarantees to nervous bank depositors. It was the first real show of unity since the crisis reached European shores. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

Today on The World: Europe tries to calm the jitters among small bank depositors; Canada steps up its efforts to combat piracy in the dangerous waters off Somalia; and, the second installment in our series on "How Wars End" examines the conclusion of the American Civil War.

The Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan: Clockwise from top left: (Win McNamee/Getty Images; AP Photo/Ric Francis; AP/Anja Niedringhaus;AFP/AliYusef)

Afghanistan Profile

Iraq Profile

Where the Candidates Stand on Iraq and Afghanistan

Casualties in Iraq

Casualties in Afghanistan

US-born Mexican pop star Julieta Venegas has gone unplugged and on the road. And as The World's William Troop tells us, she likes playing her new sound for Latino audiences in the United States.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the hometown of the top ranked women's tennis player in the world, Jelena Jankovic. Jelana was born in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia.

In part one of our series on how wars end The World's Jeb Sharp looks at how the war in Iraq has played out and what it tells us about the way we think about war endings.

Looted Iraqi Ministry of Culture - April 2003

How wars end: transcripts, pictures, and more

Americans and Iraqis have succeeded in defeating militants in many parts of Iraq. But violence is rising in parts of the country such as the northern city of Mosul. The BBC's Hugh Sykes is in Baghdad.

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