* Israel shells U.N. headquarters in Gaza
* U.N. Secretary General arrives in Israel
* The Ukraine and Russia feud over natural gas
* A look at the youngest and sickest in Moldova
* Victims of Agent Orange in Vietnam
* Sculpture prank in Europe
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Author, economist and historian Niall Ferguson traces the evolution of money and demonstrates that financial history is the essential back-story behind all history. Watch the 2-hour special online now.
* Hope for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas
* Osama Bin Laden calls for war on Israel
* Riots break out in Latvia over the economy
* The Vietnam War continues to claim lives
* Japan turns to robots for elderly care?
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* Israeli troops close in on Gaza City
* Efforts for a cease-fire intensify
* Berlin heals the hate of the Gaza War with music
* Sri Lankan journalist: “Voice from the grave”
* Behind the economic engine in Vietnam
* Women taxi drivers in New Delhi
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While the presidential campaign dominated U.S. headlines in 2008, there were other significant changes around the world in heads of state and regimes. Read an overview of major government shifts around the globe and bloggers’ reactions.
At the notoriously tough maximum security Sing Sing Prison in upstate New York, about 1,800 prisoners are incarcerated, most for very serious crimes. It is a forbidding place, not where you would expect to find a program offering an accredited master’s degree in religion. Watch.
At al Azhar, one of the Muslim world’s oldest and most respected centers of learning and worship, Muslims come to study and pray and to ask how to live a devout life in the modern world. They come for fatwas — religious rulings that are nonbinding. Watch. (Originally aired: 1/9/2009).
Worldfocus will talk with experts on the region about the conflict in the Gaza Strip. Tune in on Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 7:30 pm EST and join us for the discussion at the Worldfocus channel on BlogTalkRadio. Users can submit questions during the show via an online chat room.
* Diplomats pressure for a cease fire for Gaza
* Israeli forces close in on Gaza City
* Smuggling at the border between Brazil and Venezuela
* What do the people in Vietnam think of the US?
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John Harwood (CNBC and NY Times), Jeanne Cummings (Politico), Michael Duffy (Time), Mark Mazzetti (NY Times) and host Gwen Ifill discuss:
* President-elect Obama Wastes No Time on Economic Agenda
* Obama Names Members of National Security, Intelligence Team
* Last Senate Seats Still Being Debated
Watch here. (Originally aired: 1/9/2009)
