The International Space Station turns ten years old today. Some say it's a colossal waste of time and money. Others say its a symbol of what can be done in space when nations work together. The World's Clark Boyd reports.

Virtual Space Station

The Palestinian Authority today placed advertisements in Israeli newspapers promoting a peace plan for the Middle East. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.

Britain's foreign minister David Milliband says 2009 could be a good year for progress in the Middle East. The World's Aaron Schachter reports on Miliband's stop in Beirut, Lebanon.

A U.S. federal judge ordered the release of five Algerian suspects imprisoned at Guantánamo. The judge ruled that the five men could not be held indefinitely as enemy combatants. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from Miami Herald correspondent Carol Rosenberg.

Katy Clark's Guantánamo stories

Obama and Napolitano

Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano appears to be the frontrunner for the job of secretary of homeland security in Barack Obama's administration. The World's Matthew Bell reports on what that might signal about the incoming administration's agenda.

Today on The World: A look at what could be on President-elect Obama's homeland security agenda; We also examine the International Space Station's record 10 years after its creation; Plus we hear about a 16-year-old girl who's about to become Japan's first female professional baseball player.

Urban dwellers in China are three times more prosperous than their country cousins. Perhaps that's why 150 million farmers have moved to the cities. The Chinese leadership has now declared that it's essential to bring fast growth to the countryside however difficult. Since 2006, the BBC's Newsnight program has visited the village of White Horse charting its attempted transformation from rural outpost to city of opportunity. It's been a journey fraught with frustration and disappointment for both planners and residents.

China urbanization series

For today's Geo Quiz, we wanted to know where you'd find the Ocean of Storms. The answer is the Moon. Apollo 12 landed there November 19th, 1969 - 39 years ago today.

For today's Global Hit, The World's Marco Werman introduces us to Eugene Rodriguez and his band, Los Cenzontles. The Bay Area group is about a lot more than fusing Mexican and American music. In fact it's a front band for a community arts center created to help Mexican-American immigrant kids stay out of trouble.

Cuban leader Raul Castro burst into song as he hosted a visit from Chinese president Hu Jintao. Anchor Lisa Mullins tells us more.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour is currently docked at the International Space Station. Part of the mission is to conduct a number of spacewalks to repair a faulty solar panel hinge. But the astronauts have had a bit of trouble. BBC Science Correspondent David Shukman explains.

Spacewalker drops tool bag