Today on The World: President Obama makes his first official trip to Europe today where he's extremely popular, though some of his policies are not; Israel swears in a new government today that includes a religious party in charge of settlements; and we hear some Pakistani protest music... courtesy of two Pakistani professors.

The World's William Troop gives us a taste of CuCuLand, a new solo album by New York-based Cuban singer CuCu Diamantes.

Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out who won what's billed as "the richest horse race in the world." It's an event hosted by the emirate of Dubai -- which is the answer to our Geo Quiz today. The winning thoroughbred is taking home six million dollars.

France is mourning the death of composer Maurice Jarre. Jarre scored many well-known films, including Doctor Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia.

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In Tehran, more and more Iranians are buying more and more cars... with predictable results -- congestion and smog. Correspondent Steve Zind reports that air pollution in the Iranian capital is causing health problems for citizens and headaches for city officials.

President Obama says bankruptcy is an option for General Motors. Those words rippled today throughout the globe -- with share prices for major car companies outside the U.S. sliding. The World's Jason Margolis reports on the global impact of the auto crisis in the United States.

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Wikipedia now has more than 2 million articles in more than 250 languages. What makes this online encyclopedia tick? Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out from The World's Clark Boyd and author Andrew Lih.

The position of women in Syria is a mixed bag. Women there have made progress in the professional realm, but not so much on the home front. The World's Aaron Schachter reports from Damascus.