In the United States, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are on opposite sides of the debate on gay marriage. It’s an issue that divides the whole country. In Mexico, Monterrey residents are shocked by the latest gruesome discovery in the seemingly never-ending drugs war. Finally, in Brazil, our team reports on the race to force out the gangs from Rio de Janeiro’s slums ahead of the 2014 World Cup.
In Pakistan, the opposition has demanded PM Yousuf Raza Gilani step down after a contempt of court conviction. Next, to many of his compatriots he's a traitor and he fears for his life once foreign troops leave. We look at the Afghan translator desperate for help from his employers, the French military. Finally, in India, rocketing property prices are making the film "Slumdog Millionaire" a reality for residents of one of Mumbai's poorest neighbourhoods.
Brazil's police moves in to take back the favelas from the drug lords, two years ahead of the football World Cup. Also, Cuba overturns a 50-year ban on property sales - we look at the latest signs of reform under Raul Castro. Finally, with gaffes, scandals and roller-coaster approval ratings, the US Republican race is keeping us all entertained.
The Italian press celebrate the installation of Mario Monti as prime minister - but with reservations about whether he'll be able to get anything done. In Spain, on the other hand, the papers aren't impressed with any of their candidates for prime minister, and neither are the indignado movement.
We take you to the "all-new Burma" where the opposition is getting its first taste of freedom. Also, a wave of self-immolation draws attention to China's treatment of ethnic Tibetans. Finally, forget cricket - golf is the new craze in India's slums.
Brazilian troops backed by helicopters and armoured cars occupied Rio's largest slum without violence on Sunday, a big step in the city's bid to improve security and end the reign of drug gangs in the run-up to hosting the 2014 football World Cup.
As ripples from the latest Wikileaks disclosure continue to be felt the world over, just who is Bradley Manning ... the young ex-US army private who's suspected of handing over the information.
Brazilian police move into Rio slums and seize control from the drug lords.
And a war of a different kind in Mexico City; authorities battle to turn what was once the world's most polluted city into a green paradise.
Kibera, in Nairobi, is Africa's second-biggest slum, but it is invisible on Google Earth. Its residents published their own online map of the area, so that nobody could deny their existence any longer. A French businessman proposes software to spy on employees, saying they can no longer be trusted. And SurfCanyon, the pick of the week, allows you to carry out more efficient online searches.
Slum dwellers in Sao Paolo have clashed with police during an official eviction operation. Police fired tear gas to disperse protesting residents, who responded with stones and Molotov cocktails.
