Host Marco Werman speaks to Herbie Smith, of the US Agency for International Development, about the international relief pouring in to Java to help Indonesian quake survivors. 200,000 people were made homeless by the earthquake last Saturday in Java.

The World's Marco Werman profiles Ethiopian singer, Gigi. She left her rural home in Ethopia in search of support for her singing. She found it in New York. Now her singing is helping breathe new life into her homeland's struggling music scene.

One of the participants at this year's Hay Festival.
The World's Matthew Bell reports that former Vice President Al Gore is getting lots of attention in Europe. This week, he's guest of honor at a popular literary festival in Wales where many British supporters are cheering him on.

Today's answer is Tibet and China.

Host Marco Werman speaks with Bruno Schiemsky, co-ordinator of the United Nations Monitoring Group on Somalia, to find out what's behind the violent street battles plaguing the capital city Mogadishu...and what the United States has at stake there.

Where in the world will we go today?

Correspondent Sheri Fink reports from Papua New Guinea, a country known for its diverse and isolated cultures. But those cultures are now at risk from AIDS. Ancient customs have combined with modern contact with the outside world to create fertile ground for the spread of HIV.

View photos from Papua New Guinea

Frontline Series "The Age of AIDS"

Sixteen-year-old Wen Ou tells the story of how she left China with her parents five years ago to come and live in Queens, New York. She says she misses her extended family back home and wishes she had appreciated that more when she was living in China. Wen Ou produced her story as part of station WNYC's Radio Rookies program.

Radio Rookies at WNYC

Host Marco Werman gets the latest on the outburst of anti-American violence in the Afghan capital, Kabul, from the BBC's Alastair Leithead. Riots were sparked by a fatal traffic accident in Kabul involving a US military vehicle.