Google Wave

Google is testing its new application, the google wave. CNN's John Sutter explains "Google Wave"; what it does and the incredible story about the brothers who came up with the idea.
In Wave, e-mail-like communications can be edited by several users simultaneously. And users can chat about certain sections of Wave documents in real time, where all users see what a person is typing as it is typed. If a person comes to the conversation late, they can replay everything they've missed.
"Wave offers a very sleek and easy way to navigate and participate in communication on the Web that makes both email and instant messaging look stale,"

Brazil erupts in violence

Deadly violence between rival drug gangs in Rio de Janeiro has left buses burning and a police helicopter shot down.

Human rights roundtable

CNN's Christiane Amanpour leads a discussion on the U.S. administration's record on international human rights.

World View - Oct 12, 2009

A look at earthquake preparations in Istanbul, Turkey in case "the big one" ever happens there.
The role of women has come along way in Albania.
A chain of hotels in Sweden is making life easier for disabled travelers.

Current state of Myanmar

A roundtable discussion on Myanmar with Sen. Jim Webb and the U.N. envoy to the country.

Obama Nobel worthy?

CNN's Becky Anderson talks with presidential historian Allan Lichtman about President Obama's Nobel win.

Filipinos are bracing for more flooding as Typhoon Parma nears the storm-ravaged country.

IOC president announces Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as the winning host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics.