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Just 16 nations are responsible for a whopping 80 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. These 'major emitters' are convening Monday and Tuesday in Washington, D.C., to develop a plan to deal with climate change. Representatives from these nations are hopeful that they'll have the political force needed to reduce emissions.

Albanians around the world celebrated last week as Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. But, for many Serbs, the mood was very different. Rioters stormed the U.S. embassy in Belgrade, leaving one person killed. Policy analyst Obrad Kesic is joined by Serbian students Andrej Komnenovic and Tamara Pavasovic to discuss the Serb reaction.

Check out some local Persian and Human Rights Organizations.

These are some of the many local Latino oriented organizations in San Diego.

With Kofi Annan's term due to expire at year's end, the U.N. Security Council is starting the search for a new secretary general. Asian nations insist it's time for someone from their region to hold the post.

We discuss the legacy of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement.

In Rome, foreign ministers from the U.S., Europe and many Arab countries agree that an international force is needed to bring peace to Lebanon. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the ministers wanted a force under a U.N. mandate, with a strong and robust capability.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his country's nuclear activities as "transparent" and "peaceful" during a Tuesday address to the United Nations General Assembly. Speaking to the same body, President Bush warned that Iran must abandon its uranium enrichment program, or face sanctions.

Airs Monday, March 26, 2012 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Thousands of have fled a crowded refugee camp in Lebanon during a lull in the fighting between Lebanese troops and Islamic militants holed up inside the camp. U.N. relief officials in another camp nearby say they expect 10,000 Palestinian refugees to arrive throughout the night. Michele Norris talks with NPR's Deborah Amos.