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The young Egyptian who became one of the faces of the Arab Spring says much more needs to be done to bring democracy to his country, but much has also already been achieved.

Pakistan's military ruler, Pervez Musharraf, has made his first significant concession to his critics since the start of the political crisis now threatening his rule. Government officials say an emergency ordinance tightening control over Pakistan's electronic media, issued earlier this week, has been suspended pending a review.

More than a month has elapsed since Pakistan made a controversial peace deal with tribal leaders in North Waziristan, along the border with Afghanistan. The agreement has been criticized for allegedly allowing al-Qaida and the Taliban to regroup in the border mountains -- and attack U.S. forces in Afghanistan.

The move only applies to new users in the Philippines and in New Zealand. Why them? The posting on X doesn't say. Elon Musk has said he wants to stop fake accounts and bots from taking over the site.

In the 1960s, people believed that males made decisions based on justice, whereas women made theirs based on emotions and sensitivity. Those qualities were not valued.

In a new memoir, Worthy, Pinkett Smith writes about her marriage to Will Smith and her life in Hollywood. Maureen Corrigan reviews Blackouts, by Justin Torres. Key breaks down how he sets up a joke.

Tens of thousands of students have marched through the streets of London in Britain's largest protest so far against the government's new austerity program. The march was specifically organized to protest the tripling of university tuition fees, with many students saying the increase would mark the end of opportunity for children from poorer families. Although largely peaceful, some of the protesters tussled with police and broke windows in the headquarters of the Conservative Party, the senior partner in Britain's coalition government.

Pakistanis angry over President Pervez Musharraf's suspension of the country's chief justice hold their largest demonstration yet.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMU and KETR listener Robert Flood of Allen, Texas, and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

The group first broke up in 2003 but got back together in 2009. It's not clear why the band is taking a break, but the "Parklife" singer told a French magazine that it felt like the right thing to do.