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  • NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Huda Akram, who is based in Benghazi, about the devastating storm that collapsed two dams and killed at least 5,000 people in Libya.
  • Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf pledges support for the country's new government, calling it an era of real democracy. But Pakistan's incoming prime minister, former parliament speaker Yousaf Raza Gilani, faces a truly daunting task.
  • American Airlines canceled more than 3,000 flights this week because of safety inspections ordered by the Federal Aviation Administration — yet another problem for a beleaguered industry. Soaring fuel prices have led four airlines to declare bankruptcy in the past few weeks.
  • Plummeting stock markets around the world are affecting Wall Street, the international economy and individuals in a variety of ways. We break this down and examine why it's important to know what exactly a write-down is.
  • Pakistan's National Assembly elected a new prime minister Monday. Yousaf Raza Gilani is the official head of a coalition government, dominated by the two parties that swept last month's elections and packed with outspoken opponents of President Pervez Musharraf.
  • In India, although there are almost three million people living with HIV/AIDS, the subject is still shrouded in denial and despair. Sonia Faleiro and Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, are two contributing authors to a new book, AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India. The authors discuss their reporting on India's AIDS epidemic, and its impact on all sectors of society.
  • In his new book, The Devil We Know, former CIA operative Robert Baer argues that Iran is an up-and-coming — and often misunderstood — superpower, with strong influences throughout the Middle East.
  • When Liberia President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was an infant, her family was told she would become a great woman. But assuring words, unfortunately, were not enough to shield Africa's first woman president from a life of hardship, which included an abusive marriage.
  • President Bush bid farewell to the nation last night in a televised address from the White House. Although the 43rd president ends his term next week, his legacy will continue as a subject of debate. Two journalists look back at defining issues from the Bush years, such as Hurricane Katrina and Immigration reform.
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