Buddy Holly's death in a plane crash 50 years ago was a shock to music fans. And not just in the US. The World's Gerry Hadden gets European fans to share their memories of Buddy Holly.

Author Simon Winchester sent us this audio postcard from the Purple Islands of Essaouira, Morroco and Morocco is the answer to our Geo Quiz.

The United States is the only industrialized nation without guaranteed universal access to health care. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with surgeon and writer Atul Gawande, who's been looking to how other industrialized countries managed to achieve universal health care -- and how it's worked since.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Anchor Marco Werman explores what could happen now that the Waterford Wedgewood company is looking for a buyer.

The World's Aaron Schachter reports from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, which is hurting because foreign tourists are cutting back on their travels.

China's feeling the effects of the global economic downturn. Today, officials announced that 20-million migrant workers are unemployed. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports.

Global economic crisis

Britain was nearly paralyzed today by the biggest snowfall in 18 years. Laura Lynch reports from snowy white London.

Cuba and Russia are cozying up to each other again, after drifting apart a bit in the post-Cold War era. Host Marco Werman discusses Cuban-Russian relations with Sergei Khrushchev, the son of former Soviet leader Nikita Khruschev and a Senior Fellow in International Studies at Brown University now.

Anchor Marco Werman tells us about an incident in Britain where a protester threw a shoe at Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao.

Video: show hurled at Chinese premier