The World's Quil Lawrence reports on Israel's attempt to shape the way its military offensive in Gaza is reported and viewed around the globe.

Today on The World: Israel tries to shape the way the Gaza conflict is viewed around the globe; also, a Zimbabwean refugee in South Africa describes his experience through a one-man play; and the global downturn hits China's middle class.

The World's Marco Werman interviews Malian singer-songwriter Rokia Traore. She is known for her use of traditional West African music. But on her new album, she uses an all-American electric guitar.

Australia's Whitsunday Islands are the answer to today's Geo Quiz. Tourism authorities there are looking for an island caretaker to promote tourism to the islands in and around Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The successful candidate will have to write a weekly blog to help generate a buzz and travel throughout the islands 6 months of the year.

Crucial Russian gas supplies to Europe appear set to resume. That's welcome news for hundreds of thousands of Europeans who've lost heating in their homes. The World's Gerry Hadden has the latest on how the crisis was resolved.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Georgetown University security expert Bruce Hoffman about one of the statements by President Bush today at his press conference. Mr. Bush warned President-elect Obama that the biggest threat facing the United States is another terrorist attack.

The World's Matthew Bell reports on what was probably President Bush's last press conference. Mr. Bush spoke to reporters this morning at the White House, giving his views on everything from his own legacy to what lies ahead for President-elect Obama.

'Slumdog Millionaire' was a big winner at last night's Golden Globe awards. It's good news for Mumbai, a city that was the target of terrorist attacks last November.

Until a few years ago the Strait of Malacca, an important global shipping lane between Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, was considered to be the most dangerous sea lane in the world. Pirate attacks were commonplace there. But in recent years, there's been a decline in piracy incidents there. Now waters off of Somalia are considered the most dangerous. Jocelyn Ford went to Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, once known as a hotbed for pirates, to find out what changed.