Conditions in Iraq have taken a troubling turn. After a year of decreasing violence, this month has seen almost daily attacks on civilians and Iraqi police. The World's Quil Lawrence reports.

An international team of archaeologists have reconstructed Rome in the year 320 AD and made it available on... Google Earth. Host Lisa Mullins fills us in.

Many computer fraud scams originate in West Africa. Today, computer experts from 20 West African countries met in Ivory Coast to discuss how to fight such Internet scams. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's John James in Abidjan.

Cyrus Farivar reports on a San Francisco start-up that's taking an innovative approach to bringing computers and Internet access to the developing world.

Inveneo story Dec 2005

This weekend's gathering of leaders from 20 of the world's biggest economies had the goal of charting the way forward for the GLOBAL economy. There's concern that summit fell short on that count. Host Lisa Mullins speaks with Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff about the summit's outcome.

Global economic crisis

Executive pay has been a big issue here in the US, as the government sinks taxpayer dollars in to the financial sector. In Europe countries have varied attitudes and policies about how much industry leaders earn. But one principal seems to be taking hold - tying pay to performance. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from France.

U.S. automakers are asking for a 25-billion-dollar loan. If they don't get it, they may collapse. What does this mean for foreign automakers and can they swoop in on Detroit's turf? The World's Jason Margolis has our story.

Today on The World: What do America's auto industry woes mean for foreign car makers? Also, an Iraqi cleric pushes to reject plans to keep US troops in Iraq; and exiled Tibetans meet to decide the future of their movement.

An audio extravaganza this week, folks. We hear about Google-backed efforts to track flu outbreaks in the United States, and many more kinds of disease outbreaks across the globe. Also, a new US Army recruitment tool -- the web! We also talk at length about how to turn rice husks into electricity in rural India. Then, we hear about a harsh sentence handed down to a Burmese blogger. And we end with an audio paen to Private Harry Lamin, who has been blogging from the trenches of World War I.

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