The G-20 economic summit is one day away. Protestors took to the streets of London. World leaders tried to present a united front. The World's Jason Margolis has more.

Musician Quincy Jones has circulated a petition urging the White House to appoint a "minister of culture." The World's Adeline Sire explores what that could mean for the arts in the US.

Bill Ivey, Former Chairman of the N.E.A. and current director of the Curb Center for Art, Enterprise and Public Policy at Vanderbilt University has a book about his state of the arts: "Arts, Inc.: How Greed and Neglect Have Destroyed Our Cultural Rights."

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Michael Voss in Havana about this week's news that a bipartisan group of US senators asked President Obama to lift US travel restrictions to Cuba.

China's Snow Beer has overtaken Bud Light as the world's biggest selling brew. British writer David Friesen sends a review from Beijing.

It's been a busy day for President Obama in London. Anchor Lisa Mullins reviews the day's events with the BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Jonathan Marcus, and discusses whether the economic crisis is changing the world's balance of power.

British activist Leila Dean has a very English approach to protesting at the G20 summit. She serves tea and cake. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out how it's done.

The World's Laura Lynch reports from London where thousands of protesters are clogging the streets and clashing with police ahead of tomorrow's G20 summit of world leaders.

Today on The World: Demonstrators clash with police in the streets of London ahead of tomorrow's G20 summit; An Air Force colonel talks about piloting a warplane in Afghanistan from his high-tech cockpit in the United States; and Syrians want more people to enjoy the Old City of Damascus, but its growing popularity is threatening the ancient feel of the marketplace.

Leaders from developed and developing nations will gather in London for the G20 summit this week to discuss the global economic crisis. The bill for the recovery packages they may agree on will be handed to the next generation. That's why the British Council invited young people from the group the Global Changemakers to share their thoughts on the credit crunch. BBC World Service anchor, Dan Damon, met three of them; American Luke Swiderski, Yunan Jin from China and South African Asanda Dodi.

A pair of Pakistani professors sings songs of protest. The music is new, but the lyrics are based on the words of iconic poets from the past. The World's Laura Lynch has today's Global Hit.