Today on The World: The global impact of layoffs -- and which countries are best-prepared to handle the rise in unemployment; Also, residents of Gaza try to rebuild their lives under a shaky ceasefire between Hamas and Israel; And the Obama Administration prepares to tackle the delicate relationship with Iran.

Are the families of those who carry out terror attacks 'victims' too? There's controversy in Northern Ireland today over a proposed $20,000 government payout to all families bereaved in the conflict there - whether their loved ones were civilian bystanders or the bombers themselves. Between 1969 and 1998 more than 3,000 people died in 'The Troubles'. "There's no difference in a mother's tears," is one reason given for the proposed payouts. The idea comes in a report by Northern Ireland's Consultative Group on the Past. But there were angry protests at the report's publication in Belfast today. Ed Stourton, anchor of BBC Radio 4's Today show, discussed the controversy with one of the report's authors - the former leader of the Anglican Church of Ireland, Lord Eames.
Aftermath of Enniskillen bombing, 1987

Reporter Lonny Shavelson profiles Zimbabwean band Liyana, whose eight members are all physically disabled.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is the West African nation of Liberia. The country has declared a state of emergency and called for international assistance to battle an infestation of caterpillars. The World's David Leveille has details.

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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Eighty-one-year-old psychologist Edith Eva Eger will never forget. At 16, Egar was sent to Auschwitz. The World's Jane Little has her story.

Edith Eva Eger

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President Obama's moves on climate change policy mark a stark shift from those of former President Bush. The World's Peter Thomson reports on the legacy of Bush's climate policy and the challenges ahead for the new administration.

The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports on the mood among migrant workers in China's Sichuan province. Thousands of these workers have returned home to their families this week to celebrate the Chinese New Year. But many of the workers won't have jobs to go back to once they return to the cities.

Many of your old computers, cell phones and TV sets are winding up in toxic dumps in Africa. The World's Laura Lynch visited two e-waste dumps in the West African nation of Ghana.

There were outbreaks of violence in the Gaza Strip today, between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with the World's Quil Lawrence in Gaza about the violence and about the prospects for peace talks.