Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Kenyan singer Suzanna Owiyo about her thoughts about tribalism in her country.

Today on The World: Kyrgyzstan may be about to close a US air base vital to operations in Afghanistan; Also, how Iraq's recent elections may re-shape the country's political landscape; Plus, a CIA analyst and mother of five on what good parenting and national security have in common.

What to do about Afghanistan? That's a top priority for the Obama Administration. The Senate foreign relations committee today put together a panel of experts to address the question. And The World's Matthew Bell listened in.

Taliban resurgence

The government of Kyrgyzstan may be about to shut down a key U.S. air base there. The base serves a vital role in US military operations in nearby Afghanistan. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC's Rayhan Demytrie.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with CIA analyst and mother of five Gina Bennet. She's written a book on her dual roles, and on what good parenting has in common with national security.

King and Queen of Thailand

It's against the law to criticize the monarchy in Thailand. And an increasing number of people are in trouble for just that, as The World's Jason Margolis reports.

Thailand is accused of forcing some Burmese refugees out to sea and abandoning them. The refugees are Rohingya, a Muslim ethinic group in Myuanmar. Anchor Marco Werman learns more from Rohingya activist Abdur Rauf.

Preliminary results from last weekend's provincial elections in Iraq are rolling in. And they may signal a change in Iraq's political landscape. Anchor Marco Werman finds out who's in and who's out from the BBC's Jim Muir in Baghdad.

The war in Gaza has made Israel's election campaign a short one -- and there are concerns that turnout be low next week. The World's Quil Lawrence reports from Jerusalem.

The World's Laura Lynch reports on the continuing controversy surrounding the Pope's rehabilitation of Bishop Richard Williamson, who has repeatedly denied the existence of Nazi gas chambers.