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PRI's The World - November 6, 2009 Today on The World: A look at military mental health caregivers in the wake of the Fort Hood shootings; A hotel in Berlin today offers the creature comforts of a 1970s Eastern Bloc guesthouse; and mixing it up with British songwriter Gemma Ray.

PRI's The World - November 5, 2009 Today on The World: Swine flu hits one of the world's most isolated indigenous tribes, A new study out suggests most young Americans literally aren't fit enough for the military and the roots of Pakistan's battle with itself.

PRI's The World - November 4, 2009 Today on The World: Former Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah refuses to join the government and says he'll continue to demand corruption reform, Germany reacts in anger at GM's decision not to sell its European subsidiary Opel; and how a picnic in Communist Hungary played a role in bringing down the Iron Curtain.

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Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed.

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Scores die in El Salvador floods El Salvador declares an emergency in five regions after at least 124 people die in floods caused by days of heavy rain.

Chavez steps up Colombia rhetoric Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez urges his armed forces to be prepared for a possible war with Colombia.

Free market flawed, says survey A BBC World Service poll on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall finds global dissatisfaction with capitalism.

Job losses keep going and going . . . Pretty much any way you look at it, we're in the worst job market this country has seen in 26 years. The unemployment rate hit 10.2% in October, and silver linings are hard to find. Steve Henn reports.

Would Russian bonds be worth the risk? A lot of people lost their shirts 11 years ago when Russia defaulted on its debt. So some eyebrows have been raised by the Russian finance minister's talk of issuing almost $18 billion in bonds next year. Ashley Milne-Tyte reports.

Every penny counts in online retail wars Wal-Mart, Target and Amazon are continuing their online pricing battles. The subject of this week's contest? DVDs. And the back-and-forth is down to the penny. Jeremy Hobson reports.

In a close House vote over the weekend for sweeping healthcare reform, Georgia's Congressional representatives largely opposed the legislation. As WABE's Jim Burress reports, Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) was one of the bill's champions. He called on lawmakers to look past politics.

CAU Professor Predicts Race Will Be Part of Mayoral Runoff. But He Says the Role of Race Will Be More Complicated Than Before

An AJC study of Tuesday's general election found people voted by race. Clark-Atlanta political science Prof. William Boone co-authored a study of Atlanta's racial voting. It stirred anger when political operative Aaron Turpeau used it to call on African-Americans to vote as a bloc for a single black candidate. Speaking with Denis O'Hayer, Boone said in the runoff, African-American voters will see race in more complicated terms than before including Mayor Franklin's support for Kasim Reed.

Slain Spelman Student's Parents File Lawsuit Clark Atlanta University

Today, the parents of a Spelman student killed on the campus of Clark Atlanta University filed a wrongful death lawsuit against CAU. They say Clark Atlanta should have had better security considering past incidents such as assaults, robberies and shootings. WABE's Rose Scott has more: