Many of Russia's neighbors were alarmed by its war with Georgia this summer -- Ukraine especially so. Many Ukrainians fear their country could become Russia's next target. The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Kiev.

Dmitry Medvedev

The World's Laura Lynch reports that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is making moves to extend the presidential term in office from 4 to 6 years.

While most Europeans say they're looking forward to Barack Obama as the next U.S. president, others have greeted his election with racist comments. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks with anthropologist Kit Davis about whether the U.S. presidential election has led Europeans to begin some soul-searching on questions of race.

Americans aren't a nation of savers. And that's contributed to the country's current economic problems. But as The World's Katy Clark reports, it's not entirely due to our love of nice clothes and the latest electronic gadgets.

German car assembly lineGermany's economy is officially in recession. New figures show the German economy shrunk for two quarters in a row - the textbook definition of a recession. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from the BBC's Steve Rosenberg in Berlin.

Global financial crisis

Today on the World: It's official -- Germany's economy is in recession; Also, Russia's president pushes for a longer presidential term; and we hear the music of Latin Grammy nominee Buika from Spain.

Last year, Filipino-American singer Charmaine Clamor made a splash with her critically acclaimed album 'Flippin' Out.' The CD climbed to the top 5 on the country's jazz charts. Now Clamor has a new release. It mixes jazz with the traditional Filipino serenade style known as the Harana. Correspondent Rob Schmitz has more.

For our Geo Quiz --we were looking for the name of the place where Egyptian archaeologists just announced the discovery of the country's 118th pyramid. The answer is Sakkara.

Turns out that animals lie. At least fiddler crabs do, according to a new study by Australian scientists. The BBC's Matt McGrath tells anchor Lisa Mullins how growing a fake claw helps male fiddler crabs win mates and avoid fights.

The World's Lorne Matalon reports on recent surge of kidnappings in Mexico.

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