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Afghan musicians and performers gather in Mazar-i-Sharif to mark an ancient New Year's celebration known as Nowruz. The country's largest cultural festival in decades is a triumph for musicians who were banned from performing by the Taliban. But the celebration has risks.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

The jury in the Lewis Libby trial heard the grand jury audio tapes today in which Libby allegedly lies repeatedly when asked by the prosecutor about his role in the leak of a CIA agent's identity. The witnesses Wednesday included Tim Russert.

In China, newly affluent citizens are quick to catch on to the latest foreign fitness fads. The newest is pole dancing, which is growing in popularity among young, white-collar Chinese women as a way to stay fit.

Spidey Swings Into Action

Although decades apart, J. K. Rowlings

A tiny German village is in a tizzy of excitement as it prepares for the return of its famous storks. Last summer, the lone stork couple in Gummern, Germany, had six babies — an event that had not happened in more than a generation, as reported in The Washington Post.

The Labor Department's employment figures for the month of December are a bit stronger than expected. And economists expect the labor market will remain relatively strong despite a slide in the housing industry.

This morning on NBC's The Today Show, Matt Lauer said his network would begin calling the situation in Iraq a civil war. NBC is joining The Los Angeles Times and the McClatchy papers in using the term. But the White House insists that the situation in Iraq still falls short of a civil war.

Democrats in the House of Representatives meet Thursday to elect leaders for the upcoming Congress. California's Nancy Pelosi is set to become speaker of the House. She's endorsed Pennsylvania's John Murtha to be the majority leader. But critics have raised questions about whether Murtha is the best person to end the culture of corruption in Washington.