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Authorities in Indonesia now say at least 26 people died in three separate suicide bombings at restaurants on the resort island of Bali. More than 120 people were injured. The attacks are being blamed on the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah.

A new wave of violent protests erupts over Danish cartoons of the prophet Muhammad. In Nigeria Saturday, Muslims attacked Christian churches amid riots that left at least 15 people dead. Friday, protests claimed lives in Libya and Pakistan. Pakistani journalist and scholar Ahmed Rashid offers his insights to Debbie Elliott.

Have you checked out the early bird special lately? We'll talk about restaurants that are offering deals to get people in the door during the recession. And we'll find out where you can get great Mexican food in San Diego.

As General David Petraeus leaves Baghdad to head central command, what's next for Iraq? Author Linda Robinson talks about the extensive interviews she conducted with Petraeus for her new book, Tell Me How This Ends. Also, Dexter Filkins, foreign correspondent for The New York Times, discusses his book The Forever War.

Lt. Gen. John Vines, commander of U.S. and allied forces in Afghanistan since June 2003, speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about a resurgence of attacks by the Taliban against police and civilian officials. Vines says the enemy is most active in southern Afghanistan, near some of the nation's most productive opium fields.

This second of two reports explores the practice of American farmers using Brazilian soil. The land is a fraction of what it costs in the Midwest, labor is cheap, and the climate hospitable enough to grow crops 12 months a year. But U.S. farmers have other issues to deal with there.

As the insurgency in Iraq evolves into a sectarian conflict, there are growing fears in the Arab world that it could spread to other parts of the region. Iraqi insurgents are now battling both U.S. troops and the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad.

In the latest Politically Speaking column, National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson says Sen. John Kerry helped himself on the Iraq issue in the first debate with President Bush, but needs to take further steps in forthcoming debates.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the new push in the Middle East will not include talks with Hamas. Rice defends the Bush administration's decision to re-engage in the Middle East peace process, its support of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, its fight against al-Qaida and its strategy in Iraq.

A pilot program at Orlando International Airport allows passengers to speed through security checkpoints -- if they first submit to a detailed background check. The Bush administration is trying to decide whether to expand such "registered traveler" programs.