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  • Brits React To McCain-Palin Ticket
    Gov. Sarah Palin and the Republican National Convention made headlines around the world last week. Weekend Edition's regular essayist Diane Roberts is spending the election season in the United Kingdom, and she sends us this essay about what the British media is saying about Senator John McCain's choice for vice president.
  • Haiti Is Struck By Hanna, Drenched By Ike
    In Haiti, relief efforts continue almost a week after Tropical Storm Hanna caused extensive flooding on the island. The town of Gonaives was the hardest hit; scores of people were killed and much of the city remains under water. Aid workers are desperately trying to provide food, shelter and medicine to people there while fearing more flooding from Hurricane Ike.
  • Relief Efforts Under Way In Flood-Stricken Haiti
    Haitians are heading to higher ground to escape massive flooding caused by Tropical Storm Hanna, and they're bracing themselves for Hurricane Ike. More than 150 people have been killed.
  • Bhutto's Widower Elected President In Pakistan
    Just over nine months after his wife, Benazir Bhutto, was assassinated in a suicide attack, Asif Ali Zardari has been chosen as the new president of Pakistan. His election Saturday has been received warily by the Pakistani public. It came on a day marred by death and mayhem after a suicide bomb attack in Peshawar killed at least 30 people.
  • Tracing A Father's Steps On China's Long March
    Red Army soldiers trekked through China on their epic journey nearly 75 years ago. The daughter of an officer, Diane Zhang, follows the route on a quest to learn about the defining moment in her family's and China's history.
  • Cracking Down On Mexican Violence
    Mexican citizens are getting sick of the murders and kidnappings in their country and are demanding the government do something about them.
  • Gustav, Hanna Batter Haiti
    Tropical storm Hanna and Hurricane Gustav have overwhelmed Haiti with floods and mudslides that have killed more than 130 people. The city of Gonaive is almost entirely cut off from the rest of the country. Officials call the situation "catastrophic."
  • Al-Qaida Sees Opportunity In Pakistan's Flux
    Pervez Musharraf's resignation introduced uncertainty, and U.S. officials say al-Qaida is seeking to strengthen its presence in the country. Meanwhile, Pakistan looks likely to pick Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, as its next president.
  • Searching For The 'Disappeared' In Colombia
    Forensic anthropologists are searching for the "disappeared" in Colombia — thousands of people killed by death squads and buried in unmarked graves. Many of the disappearances were not reported out of fear.
  • What Hanna Did To Haiti
    Tropical Storm Hanna has killed over a hundred people in Haiti, and thousands more are still displaced. Madeleine Brand talks to Louis Vigneault of UNICEF in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
  • Bhutto's Widower Expected To Win Presidency
    In Pakistan, lawmakers will select the country's next president Saturday. Asif Ali Zardari is the frontrunner to succeed President Pervez Musharraf, who resigned under pressure last month. Zardari took over the Pakistan Peoples Party after his wife and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in December.
  • Global Economic Worries Flare Up Again
    Fears about the global economy have flared up again, with worries starting in the United States and then infecting Asian markets. Nearly every stock index in Asia lost 2 percent to 3 percent of its value Friday, and European shares also started the trading day lower. The latest flight from financial markets was sparked by gloomy reports on U.S. retail sales and the U.S. labor market.
  • European Leaders Meet On Georgia-Russia Conflict
    European foreign ministers open two days of talks Friday in southern France to discuss sending civilian monitors to Georgia. The aim is to convince Russia to remove its troops.
  • In Ukraine, A Conflict Over Russian Relations
    In the wake of Russia's invasion of Georgia, Ukraine is in turmoil over a battle between the president and the prime minister. They disagree over how best to handle relations with Russia and the West.
  • Embattled Thai Premier Known For Politics, Cooking
    Samak Sundaravej has had a 40-year career in Thailand's politics, but it's not clear whether he can ride out the country's latest political crisis.