The World's Katy Clark looks at the options available to protect ship crews from pirates off the Horn of Africa. Some observers say ship crews should be armed or protected by military force.

Piracy attacks off the East African coast

Today on The World: The search for solutions to the escalating problem of piracy off the Horn of Africa; Also -- a trend in union negotiations in France when talks come to a standstill, workers take their boss hostage; and a gold mine in Romania could be worth billions...but it also poses an environmental threat.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks to members of the musical group The Hay Brigade. They mix Appalachian folk music with Irish jobs and Scottish melodies.

Kim Jong-il

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's Matthew Bell about Kim Jong-Il's rare public appearance today. Kim reportedly suffered a stroke last August.

Kim Jong-il appears in public

The BBC's Keith Adams reports on a solar powered oven that's made out of cardboard and tinfoil. It could help combat climate change by offering an alternative for people who rely on firewood to cook their food.

Our daily geography quiz.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with author Michelle Goldberg about her new book, "The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power, and the Future of the World".

Correspondent Todd Melby reports on how a public health program in Minnesota adapted its family planning message to fit the cultural needs of the Somali population there. Straight talk about contraception is frowned upon in the Muslim community, so health workers have come up with a more subtle approach.

Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili has also been criticized for hiring an American masseuse named Dot Stein. Anchor Lisa Mullins has more.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with reporter Jacob Resneck about the mass demonstrations in the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The protesters are demanding the resignation of President Mikhail Saakashvili.