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NPR special Africa corresondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks about Liberia's recruitment of women for its army and the impact of Chinese investment in the African economy.

The president of the United Automobile Workers will have tough words for his membership, according to a report in Monday's New York Times. He plans to tell them that the U.S. automobile industry is facing an unprecedented crisis that will require sacrifices from auto workers. Alex Chadwick talks to John Dimsdale of Marketplace.

Vangelis composed the music for Blade Runner and Chariots of Fire, which won him an Academy Award.

Thousands of Cuban Americans in South Florida await more news about Fidel Castro. U.S. authorities are preparing for a possible exodus of Cubans headed to Florida -- and Cuban Americans headed to their homeland.

Fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah guerillas in Lebanon is not likely to end anytime soon. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert reiterated his position Wednesday when he told his Cabinet ministers that the offensive will continue "as long as necessary."

The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.

A close, contentious California primary race was finally decided early Wednesday morning. State Treasurer Phil Angelides won the Democratic nomination for governor, narrowly beating out Controller Steve Westly. Angelides will run against Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in the fall.

President Bush faced an unexpected rebellion from some of his fellow Republicans in the Senate on Thursday. Members of the Armed Services committee passed a bill creating military courts for suspected terrorists, in a move that is significantly different from the legislation the Bush administration proposed.

Four Republican senators are at odds with the White House over proposed legislation on terrorism suspects. The White House does not like a version of the bill passed by the GOP-controlled Senate Armed Services Committee. The Bush administration's goal of signing a measure into law before mid-term elections now seems in doubt.

The death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi won't eliminate the violence in Iraq overnight, but it sends "a powerful message" that Zarqawi's brand of brutality won't be tolerated, the Iraqi ambassador to the United States says.