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While on assignment in Sudan, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Paul Salopek was captured by pro-government militias, then charged with spying and imprisoned for 34 days. He writes about his experience in April's edition of National Geographic.

Boeing is formally protesting the Pentagon's decision to award a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract to a group of companies that include Europe's Airbus consortium and U.S. manufacturer Northrop Grumman. Boeing says the Pentagon's decision is flawed and is asking the Government Accountability Office for a review.

Caroline Hannan, director of the Division for the Advancement of Women at the United Nations, discusses the importance of putting women in positions of power in countries where their rights were previously neglected.

As the United Nations' former under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Jan Egeland has tracked down violent guerrilla leaders, confronted warlords and addressed humanitarian crises around the world. His new memoir is A Billion Lives: An Eyewitness Report from the Frontlines of Humanity.

The world's most-read book has been reproduced in a style known as Japanese manga, associated with anime. Author and illustrator Ajinbayo "Siku" Akinsuku discusses his attempt to keep the religious message of the Bible relevant for the younger generations.

Kosovo, the former province of Yugoslavia has declared independence, stirring both enthusiasm and controversy around the world. Three Kosovar-Albanians discuss the meaning of independence and what lies ahead for the new Balkan country.

Some environmentalists in China say that disposable wooden chopsticks are contributing to deforestation. China's government has recently slapped a tax on disposable chopsticks and urged restaurants not to use them.

Two Cuban dissidents in Havana talk about Fidel Castro's resignation and what it might mean for the future of Cuba. Both say Castro's resignation was expected by the public, and that it provides an opening for some changes. But, they say, economic changes are more important to the Cuban government than political changes.

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has apologized to the country's Aborigines for a six-decade policy of forced resettlement. Suzanne Smith of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation discusses the apology.

In California, more than 220 people are serving life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole — for crimes they committed when they were younger than 18. Efforts are under way to make changes so that children who commit crimes — however heinous — are always eligible for parole.