The Global MetroMonitor shows a shift in growth accelerated by the recession.

President Obama and President Komorowski of Poland on new START treaty and other topics.

A huge blaze breaks out at a prison in Chile's capital Santiago, killing at least 80 inmates, and injuring around 20.

Noah Shachtman, Wired Magazine, talks about who may be behind recent anonymous cyber attacks.

Jonathan Plucker, Indiana University, talks about China's reading, science and math scores compared to America's.

Even with Assange in custody, WikiLeaks will continue its mission.

Brendan Greeley, technology correspondent for The Economist, stops by the Rundown to detail which groups have been supporting the website WikiLeaks.

Such is the level of drug-related violence in Acapulco, Mexican authorities have begun to teach kids what to do if caught up in gunfire.

Antarctic cruise ship the Clelia II is heading to a port, after experiencing engine troubles in the high sea. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

Ban Ki-moon, the Secretary General of the United Nations, is urging delegates from 200 countries to make meaningful progress at the climate conference in the Mexican city of Cancun.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on a trip to the war zone says he is convinced the war in Afghanistan is on the right track. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.

Japan's economic growth is revised upward, but slowdown worries weigh on policymakers.

The U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was visiting Seoul Wednesday, to show solidarity after North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong Island.

Analyst Mark Schroeder discusses Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan's options for managing militant groups in the Niger Delta to ensure not only Nigeria's oil income, but also his own political survival.

Jose Manuel Barroso has expressed his 'solidarity with the Greek people, who are in the midst of an EU-IMF Bailout package, and who need to implement tough austerity measures, and heavy reforms.