Today on The World: More embarrassing revelations about British politicians and their frivolous expenses; A graphic novel chronicles a humanitarian mission into Afghanistan during the Soviet occupation; and the search for the world's best sandwich.

In November Barack Obama was elected the first black President of the United States and some have argued that this means there's no longer a glass ceiling for black people in America: that they, too, can now realize the American dream. But is that really true?

In a special series for the BBC's 'Outlook' program, Matthew Bannister traveled to three different states to investigate what it means to be black in the USA.

The World's Laura Lynch takes us to a pub in Dublin, Ireland, that's gone back to basics. Gone are the pool tables, televisions, and speakers turned up too loud. Patrons instead can enjoy their favorite brew with some old-fashioned entertainment -- local musicians playing traditional music.

The city council of Ghent in Belgium has declared every Thursday to be a "veggie day." Starting today, every restaurant in the Belgian city has to offer customers at least one vegetarian dish on Thursdays. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Koen Lefever, the chef at one of Ghent's top restaurants.

Today we were looking for the name of a Caribbean island where the local frogs are so threatened that scientists are airlifting some of them to safety. The answer is Montserrat. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Andrew Cunningham of the Zoological Society of London.

Our daily geography puzzler.

Nandan Nilekani is one of India's best-known software entrepreneurs. He talks about the challenges facing India.

Not much is known about the American man, John Yettaw, accused of swimming across a lake to visit Myanmar's leading democracy advocate. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's Jonathan Head about the new charges brought by the military government of Myanmar against opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. She faces a new trial just as her current house arrest was about to end. The new charges stem from a bizarre incident last week when an American man swam across a lake to Suu Kyi's house.

Iraqi-born blogger Sahar Gabriel is accustomed to living on the edge in Baghdad. But two months ago she moved to America, where she's joining a long line of job seekers. Sahar Gabriel shares her impressions of her adopted homeland with anchor Lisa Mullins.