The BBC's Aleem Maqbool is re-tracing the route taken by Mary and Joseph in the biblical Christmas story on their journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem. And as the story goes, Mary and Joseph traveled by donkey. So that's what Maqbool is doing. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with him about his experience so far.

The World's Quil Lawrence reports from the Gaza Strip, where cash is in short supply for political reasons.

Gaza conflict

Music fans are using the internet as a battleground to campaign for their favorite cover version of Leonard Cohen's 1984 love song "Hallelujah." The World's Alex Gallafent tells the story to anchor Lisa Mullins.

English novelist Charles Dickens often published his novels in serial form. The stories would be broken down into installments to be read over time. The method tantalized readers as well as made his work more accessible to those who might not be able to afford a whole novel. Now some of those original series are showing up on line. The World's Clark Boyd reports.

OPEC announced today that it's cutting 2 million barrels from its production. The move is aimed at raising the price of crude oil to around $75 a barrel. The World's Aaron Schachter reports.

Global economic crisis

A judge in London today sentenced a British-Iraqi physician to at least 32 years in prison for his attempts to bomb a London nightclub and a Scottish airport last year. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Peter Hunt about the case.

President Zardari

The United States and Britain support India's assertions that the gunmen responsible for the recent attacks in Mumbia, India are part of a militant group based in Pakistan. But Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari maintains there's no solid evidence. The World's Matthew Bell has the story.

Video: BBC interview with President Zadari

Today on The World: Pakistan's president pushes India to back up claims that link Pakistan to the Mumbai attacks; a British-Iraqi doctor convicted of two failed bomb plots is sentenced to 32 years in jail; and desperately needed AIDS drugs are stolen for recreational use in South Africa.

The World's Marco Werman shares his pick for our best Global Hits of 2008.

The answers to today's Geo Quiz are the 5 countries that produce most of the world's tea. The answers, according to a United Nations database, are China, India, Kenya, Sri Lanka, and Turkey.