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Host Debbie Elliott recaps reaction to Saturday's news of the suicide of three detainees at the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

A U.S. air strike north of Baghdad kills Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist blamed for orchestrating many violent attacks in Iraq and elsewhere over the past three years.

Over the past three years, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had emerged as the most feared figure in Iraq. The man reported killed in an air raid Wednesday was the suspected mastermind behind many of the kidnappings, beheadings and bombings that followed the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq.

An Islamic militia has seized control of the Somalian capital of Mogadishu. The United States has no diplomatic presence in Somalia, and diplomatic officials have been divided over how best to help guide the country out of chaos. They also fear that Somalia may become a "safe haven" for terrorists.

David Seltzer's desire for yet another paycheck combined with the irresistible release date of 6-6-06, seem to have prompted Hollywood to revisit

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld continues his Asian tour with a stop in Vietnam. The United States and its former enemy are increasing military cooperation. The United States sees Vietnam as a strategic counterweight to China, the big military power in the region. NPR's John Hendren is traveling with the secretary and discusses the visit with Howard Berkes.

Howard Berkes talks with NPR's Linda Gradstein about Sunday's summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, the first official meeting between the two leaders.

The United States and five other world powers approve a package of incentives and penalties aimed at persuading Iran to curb its nuclear program. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice finalized the deal with the foreign ministers of Russia, China, France, Germany and Britain late Thursday at meetings in Vienna.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in Vienna, Austria, to discuss Iran's nuclear program with U.N. Security Council partners. The meeting is part of a renewed emphasis on using diplomacy to confront Iran's nuclear activities. On Wednesday, the Bush administration offered to participate in direct talks with Iran if Tehran halted uranium enrichment.

The United Nations had viewed its 1999 intervention in East Timor as a success. That intervention allowed the installation of a democratically elected government in the tiny country. Recent violence has people questioning their assumptions about the intervention.