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For more on Zimbabwe's election process and what the results might mean for the country's future, Farai Chideya talks with Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.

The United States and North Korea have wrapped up historic talks on establishing diplomatic ties. The Bush administration wants North Korea to eliminate all nuclear weapons as a step toward normalizing relations.

The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped up its year with a host of major decisions. We'll talk about rulings that range from terrorism to text messages. And discuss the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan.

Where Do You Stand on Same-Sex Marriage?

Condemnation from the United States and other nations may be just what the Iranian president needs to shore up a shaky political position at home.

Africa's longest civil war in Sudan has pushed millions of refugees out of their homes in the country's southern region. Now, in the wake of a peace agreement between forces in the south and the government in Khartoum, those refugees are returning home. Richard Lough reports on the challenges those refugees face, and what they might find when they get home.

Americans are deeply divided over whether U.S.-led military force should be used to disarm Iraq or whether U.N. weapons inspections should be allowed to take their course. As NPR's Marcus Rosenbaum reports, a new survey sheds light on how conflicted Americans are over the issue. Read the poll results.

In Afghanistan, children have little time to play. If they are not in school, boys and girls are usually working in stores, or hawking gum, washing cars or begging in the streets. But some have found fun and support performing in a special circus.

In a surprise move, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced the release of 15 British sailors and marines held captive by Iran for nearly two weeks. Iranian TV said the captives watched Ahmadinejad's news conference live and were ecstatic when a translator told them what the president said.

Iranian officials say they will soon release a female British sailor captured along with 14 other sailors and marines last week. The British Royal Navy released evidence that it says shows the troops were in Iraqi — not Iranian — waters.