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There are plenty of Comic-Con parties to choose from this weekend, along with some good music and a children's film festival.

Still Hung Up on 2000

Women right's advocates have made some strides in recent decades. But most of the world's poorest are female, fewer girls than boys attend school and women are still vastly underrepresented in leadership positions. Former Ireland President Mary Robinson, the World Bank's Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and columnist Nicholas Kristof explain the challenges of improving women's lives worldwide.

How did Simon Anderson's three-finned "Thruster" surfboard design change the sport of surfing? We speak to Anderson about what inspired him to shape the "Thruster." We also speak to Scott Bass and Jim Kempton about the impact Anderson's design has had on surfing.

The United Nations is taking steps toward trying to stem the violence in Iraq. On Friday, the Security Council passed a resolution supporting U.N. involvement in the region. Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, talks to Rebecca Roberts about the move.

took a nostalgic look back on life behind the Iron Curtain. But now

President Obama's economic stimulus package includes $7.2 billion to expand broadband Internet access into rural areas. Advocates say high-speed access is necessary in a global economy. Critics say taxpayer dollars shouldn't be used for a "cyber bridge to nowhere."

Students and nearby residents crowded around a giant screen TV at the Beijing Institute of Technology to watch the Olympics Opening Ceremony. The giant screen is one of 26 set up around the city so local people can watch the games.

Rising food and energy prices have consumers on edge. The Federal Reserve is also concerned, and it cut a key interest rate by another quarter percentage point on Wednesday. The question is, will the cuts continue?

David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan leader, Louisiana state legislator and onetime presidential aspirant, shares thoughts on what an Obama administration would mean. "I don't think that he or McCain or even the political establishment of country defends the rights and heritage of European-Americans," Duke says.