Anchor Marco Werman speaks to musician Fareed Haque about his latest endeavor -- the Flat Earth Ensemble. The band's name was inspired by a recent book by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Hong Kong. The city is the site of an eclectic restaurant that's featuring something new on the menu -- synthetic meals prepared using techniques of "molecular gastronomy." The World's David Leveille explains.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Adrian Tomine about Japanese cartoonist Yoshihiro Tatsumi's new autobiographical graphic novel, "A Drifting Life." Tomine edited the English language edition of the book.

The economic downturn is prompting some Japanese professionals to take a look at another field - farming. They've been taking a crash course run by some farmers hoping to bring new blood to Japan's ailing farming industry. Correspondent Akiko Fujita reports.

A South Korean blogger, nicknamed the "Internet economic president" had a knack for making accurate predictions. But as anchor Marco Werman explains he turned out to be something other than he purported to be.

Just as Britons are looking for signs of spring, so are they seeking signs that the UK economy is coming to the end of its recession. The World's Laura Lynch reports from London.

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A group of German lawyers seeks to defend nine Somali men accused of an attempted pirate attack on a German freighter. The alleged pirates are in custody in Kenya, where they face trial this week. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with one of the German lawyers, Oliver Wallasch.

The African National Congress (ANC) is widely expected to retain power in South Africa when voters go to the polls on Wednesday. But dissatisfaction with the ANC and its new leader, Jacob Zuma, is growing in some areas. In one corner of South Africa, the Western Cape, the ANC may actually lose. Rhoda Metcalfe reports from Cape Town.

South Africa elections

The head of Iran's judiciary today ordered what he called a quick and fair appeal for Iranian-American journalist, Roxana Saberi. Saberi was sentenced this weekend to eight years in prison on charges of spying for the United States. Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Mansour Farhang, a professor of politics at Bennington College, and a former Iranian ambassador to the UN, about the case, and what it says about politics inside Iran.

President Obama calls for Ms Saberi's release

The Vatican has sent representatives to the UN conference on racism. But that decision has proved controversial too. Anchor Marco Werman talks with The World's Religion Editor, Jane Little.