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Christa Parravani tells the story of her identical twin, Cara, whose brutal rape led to a heroin addiction and eventually her death at the age of 28.

Bob Costas talks to Robert Siegel about his new book, the history of football, and what's really our "national pastime."

In The Twilight War, historian David Crist outlines the secret history of America's 30-year conflict with Iran. Based on interviews with hundreds of officials as well as classified military archives, the book details how the covert war has repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations into open warfare.

"Before 2009," writes columnist Thomas Frank, "the man in the bread line did not ordinarily weep for the man lounging on his yacht." Frank looks at how the recession gave birth to a conservative populist revolt in his book Pity the Billionaire.

Playwright and author Ayad Akhtar draws from his own childhood in Wisconsin to tell the story of a 10-year-old Pakistani-American's romantic and religious awakening.

Ashok Aswani has been a fan of Charlie Chaplin for more than 40 years. Now, the practitioner of ayurvedic medicine heads a club of other equally serious fans of the silent-movie-era icon and uses Chaplin movies to help patients suffering from depression.

The lone surviving Pakistani gunman from last year's Mumbai attacks surprised the Indian court where he is being tried when he confessed to the crime Monday. But the judge ruled today that the trial will continue despite the confession.

Pakistan's Supreme Court reinstates Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who was suspended in March by President Pervez Musharraf on charges of misconduct. Musharraf's move was widely criticized and sparked pro-democracy efforts.

Six British SAS soldiers landed by helicopter at the dead of night in eastern Libya. They were carrying passports from several countries, guns and explosives. They were detained by rebels. And during two days of negotiations for their release, Britain's ambassador to Libya said they were there to "liaise" the opposition. But a lot of people aren't convinced by this version of events.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was behind bars in Britain on Tuesday, after the 39-year-old Australian voluntarily reported to British police, who arrested him on a Swedish warrant for sex-related allegations, including rape. Assange, who denies the Swedish allegations, now appears to be gearing up for a long fight against extradition.