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The death of a Dutch filmmaker, at the hands of a suspected Muslim extremist, has Germans anxious that religious unrest will spread to their own country. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli continues a five-part series on Europe as the emerging battlefield in the struggle to define Muslim identity.

In a series of essays, commentator Steve Coll reflects on how terrorism binds voters in America, Afghanistan and Pakistan. His new book Ghost Wars chronicles the CIA's covert history in Afghanistan and Osama bin Laden's rise.

Both the Pentagon and State Department confirm that Marine Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun is back in U.S. custody after more than two weeks in apparent captivity in Iraq. Hassoun was picked up in Lebanon by U.S. embassy personnel at a pre-arranged location. The Navy has begun an investigation, including the possibility that Wassoun's disappearance was a hoax. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and NPR's Howard Berkes.

Afghanistan's interim government is working to convince religious leaders, or mullahs, to support a push to register voters for the war-torn nation's first-ever democratic elections. But elements of the deposed Taliban regime still lurk in the shadows, promising violent retribution and preaching that women should never have the right to vote.

On July 19th, more than 3000 people gathered at the Comic-Cons Grand Ballroom to get a first glimpse of the horror showdown, Freddy Vs. Jason. Back in 1980, Friday the 13th gave birth to Jason Vorhees whose mom did all the killing in the first film while he waited until the sequels to establish himself as the machete-wielding serial killer in a hockey mask that we now all know.

Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Funny Cide falls short in his bid to win horse racing's Triple Crown, finishing third in the Belmont Stakes. The gelding led for much of the race, but was overtaken down the stretch by Empire Maker and Ten Most Wanted. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Robert Smith.