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More on the Noble Peace Prize Winner Kailash Satyarthi on The World for 10-10

Everyone knows Malala, but who's the other guy?!  Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan and Kailash Satyarthi of India share the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on the rights of children. We'll find out more about the lesser-known Satyarthi and his battle against child slavery.

Also today, the US Ambassador to Liberia tells us about daily life in the capital Monrovia and the challenges ahead in the fight against Ebola there.

Plus, Daniel Estrin profiles a Palestinian resident of East Jerusalem who has fled her home amid new tensions over an influx of Jews to a traditionally Arab neighborhood.

And Bruce Wallace has the tale of a Lithuanian entrepreneur with a pop-up shop in New York devoted to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

We’ll also hear from a North Korean defector who's sick of the West's obsession with the Supreme Leader.