Mikhail Saakashvili

The BBC broadcast an interview today with Georgian President, Mikhail Saakashvili. In it, he talked about the ongoing crisis between his country and Russia.
He said no country was now safe from Russia even if it was in NATO, which he said was an institution being completely redefined by this conflict. Here's the full radio interview, introduced by the host of the BBC's Today program, John Humphries...

72oz steak from the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, TexasBBC Correspondent meets his match in Texas steak house! Kevin Connolly, of Belfast, Northern Ireland, faces 'The 72 oz Challenge' - and all in the name of taking the temperature of the U.S. economy. As heard -and salivated over- this morning on the UK's main news radio show, the Today program on BBC Radio 4. We thought you'd like a taste. Kevin Connolly's report is introduced by Today program anchor John Humphries.

Meyung Robson was the first Vietnamese person to work as an FBI Special Agent. But she gave it all up to open what she calls, "The best little Vietnamese restaurant in Bangkok." We were intrigued when we heard her on the BBC World Service magazine show Outlook, and wanted to share her story with you. The BBC's Matthew Bannister talked with Meyung Robson.

Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama has called for the U.S. to dip into its strategic oil reserves to lower fuel prices in the short-term. Senator Obama's call, a reversal of his earlier stance, came as he unveiled an energy plan designed, he said, to reduce American dependence on foreign oil. Both Obama and his Republican rival, John McCain, are focusing on ways of tackling the high cost of energy. It is a key issue as campaigning for November's election intensifies.

Senator Obama, speaking on his 47th birthday, put forward plans to reduce US dependence on foreign oil in 10 years.

"Breaking our oil addiction is one of the greatest challenges our generation will ever face," Mr Obama said as he visited Michigan, home to the ailing US car industry and set to be a key battleground state in the election. "It will take nothing less than a complete transformation of our economy."

Video: excerpt of Obama's speech

Barack Obama's energy plan in detail