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President Obama could soon announce a plan to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. Public support has withered for the war, there are disagreements within the White House, and members of both parties in Congress are calling for a quick end to the 10-year-old conflict.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates visited Afghanistan on Tuesday. Pentagon officials say there are signs of an al-Qaida resurgence, and much of southern Afghanistan remains lawless. U.S. officials are considering arming or funding tribal militias in a bid to replicate the "Anbar model" in Iraq.

The Pentagon has been stopped from transferring a Guantanamo Bay detainee to Tunisia, where he allegedly faces torture, according to a federal court ruling that marks a milestone in the treatment of detainees.

KPBS General Manager Tom Karlo joins us to discuss the changes that are being made to the KPBS Radio schedule. Plus, former These Days hosts Gloria Penner and Tom Fudge talk about the history of the show.

As Iraq's newly empowered Shiite majority struggles to take control of the country, Sunni Arab leaders in other countries with significant Shiite populations have grown increasingly nervous. The Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, for instance, is ruled by a Sunni-led government, despite the island's Shiite Muslim majority.

A judge in Spain has found 21 people guilty of participating in the 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and wounded 1,800 others. Seven others were acquitted.

In the daily drama of the world's most fabled beach, visitors should expect the unexpected. Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana still wears a 1960s look, with its low-slung kiosks serving up nickel beers and fresh coconuts -- for now.

Reports out of Pakistan say U.S.-led forces attacked a remote village near the Afghanistan border. The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan says it has no report of such an incursion, and NATO troops deny any involvement. Also, Pakistan's prime minister is reportedly safe after shots were fired at his motorcade.

In dictatorships or monarchies, the death of a powerful leader may produce a political crisis. U.S. intelligence analysts right now are following the medical conditions of leaders in Saudi Arabia, North Korea and Cuba. In each case, the United States has a stake in the outcome.

The attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen earlier this month killed 17, including one American. The bombing by al-Qaida in Yemen marks a resurgence of militant violence in the nation, which has complex ties to Islamist militancy.