The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the town of Obama in Japan. In Japanese, Obama means "little beach." The city's residents have cheered on US President-Elect Barack Obama. The World's Patrick Cox tells us more.

Our daily geography quiz.

The World's Gerry Hadden has reaction from people in Western Europe to Obama's election.

China's been keeping a close watch on the U.S. election. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Beijing correspondent Mary Kay Magistad for reaction there to his historic win.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with British writer and broadcaster Safraz Manzoor about the election of Barack Obama. Manzoor has written extensively on race and identity in Britain.

The World's Laura Lynch reports from Moscow on Russian reaction to Barack Obama's presidential victory...and how Russia will likely be high on the agenda for the new Obama administration.

Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai sent his congratulations today to Barack Obama. He also called on the president-elect to prevent more Afghan civilian casualties there. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.

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Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Reuben Abati, a columnist and editor for The Guardian Newspapers of Nigeria, about the significance of Barack Obama's victory for Africans

The BBC's Muliro Telewa visited the village of Kogelo in western Kenya. It's the hometown of Barack Obama's father, and people there are celebrating President-elect Obama as one of their own.

Anchor Lisa Mullins gives an update on some of the ballot measures and state and local races that we covered during this elections season.