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Focusing only on public documents and on-the-record statements paints a complicated picture of the man police say walked into a building at the Washington Navy Yard on Monday and shot dead 12 people before being killed himself.

In a new collection, a mixed martial arts fighter-turned-poet exposes the social and medical challenges caused by malaria in Bangkok, Thailand.

In an exclusive interview, Abhisit Vejjajiva rejects the notion that he had anything to do with the latest government's fall. But he said that the Thaksin-friendly government was simply too corrupt to stay on.

Airs Saturday, August 4, 2012 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV

Viktor Bout, 43, will face terrorism charges in the U.S. after a long legal battle. The former Soviet air force officer is reputed to have been one of the world's most prolific arms dealers. Russia described the extradition as "unlawful."

Aaron Alexis, the 34-year-old man believed responsible for Monday's shooting rampage that killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard, was a former full-time Navy reservist who had obtained a concealed-carry permit in Texas and was arrested three years ago for illegally discharging a weapon.

Samak Sundaravej has had a 40-year career in Thailand's politics, but it's not clear whether he can ride out the country's latest political crisis.

A 27-year-old Thai man who refused to stand when the royal anthem was played in a movie theater has been charged with offending the dignity of Thailand's king. The man says nothing in the Thai constitution requires him to stand. The crime is punishable by up to 15 years in prison.

A fresh hot meal is a thing of beauty when you're having a tough go of things, and can literally bring tears to people's eyes. But a full freezer? That's money in the bank. So when it comes to feeding people in need, an extra meal for the freezer can be the best gift of all.

Thailand's embattled prime minister, Samak Sundaravej, has been forced out, but not by the anti-government demonstrators who have taken over his compound in recent weeks. A court finds that Samak's TV appearances violated the constitution.