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Nepalese police open fire on thousands of pro-democracy protesters marching toward the capital of Katmandu in defiance of a government-imposed curfew, killing at least three and wounding dozens, witnesses and hospital officials report.

Former U.S. diplomat David Mack says it could be family considerations that lead Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi to seek asylum while his country strains to keep order. The Libyan leader's whereabouts are still unknown as opposition forces battle loyalist troops for control of the capital.

We'll speak to lê thi diem thúy, author of “The Gangster We Are All Looking For,” the KPBS One Book selection for 2011.

A stunt, a joke or a big lie? There was nothing special in the story behind the New Jersey-based band Delicate Steve. A press release used to promote the band, on the other hand, was something altogether more fantastic.

Lined up for this Culture Lust Weekend: the MFA students at UCSD will (finally!) open their studios, fashionistas will flock downtown for THREAD, and just about anyone will head to Seaport Village for the 2010 Busker Festival. Plus: live music galore!

On the eve of what looked to be Nepal's largest pro-democracy demonstration so far, King Gyanendra reinstated the lower house of parliament. The lower house is far more important than the largely symbolic upper house under Nepal's constitution. The move appears to meet a key demand of the seven-party opposition.

Fallout from the worst terror attack on U.S. soil continues to reverberate around the world, in politics, the military and religion. Former government officials and policy makers discuss what we've learned nearly ten years later about intelligence, diplomacy, politics and ourselves.

Nepal's king vows to return political power to the people of this Himalayan kingdom, 14 months after he seized control. The king responded to massive pro-democracy protests with a nationwide address in which he said executive power "shall be returned to the people from this day forward."

Police killed at least three people and wounded many more at a pro-democracy protest in Nepal on Thursday. Alex Chadwick speaks with Philip Reeves, reporting from the capital city of Katmandu where a strict curfew is now being enforced, about the political unrest.

A bio-pic about Harvey Milk proves timely, teenage vampires rule the box office, another Bond movie is in theaters and Danny Boyle tells the story of a plucky quiz-show contestant from India. Oh, and