Anchor Ken Bader speaks with Mansour Farhang, a former Iranian ambassador to the United Nations. Farhang says the standoff over the British sailors and marines is highlighting divisions among Iran's leaders.

The World's Rob Hugh Jones has the latest on the stand-off between Tehran and London over the 15 British sailors and marines detained by Iran. Today Britain got support from the European Union, which issued a statement demanding the immediate release of the British captives.

Sierre Leone is better known for its child soldiers than its musical beats. But a new generation of politically vocal musicians is beginning to emerge there. The World's Jessie Graham takes a listen.

Alan Johnston

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with The World's Aaron Schachter about BBC journalist Alan Johnston who is believed to have been kidnapped. Johnston went missing from the Gaza Strip on March 12th. There has been no word of his fate.

Today we're looking for a city in Turkey with a long history of crusaders, sultans, and Ottomans. It's famous for a mosque built by the Muslim warrior Saladin in the 12th century...and for the tomb of the Persian poet known as Rumi.

The answer is the city of Konya, known as the spiritual heart of Turkey.

American author Tony D'Souza discovered some deep cultural divides in Nicaragua when he stumbled across a murder investigation there. The case involves an American man who's been charged with strangling his Nicaraguan girlfriend. D'Souza is now following the story for Outside Magazine...and speaks with anchor Marco Werman about the case.

A group of disabled and elderly immigrants in the US is suing the government to regain lost federal benefits. The law says refugees must become citizens within seven years in order to get those benefits, but the process has been bogged down since 9/11. Correspondent Susan Phillips of station WHYY has more.

Zimababwe's president Robert Mugabe is blaming the West for the growing political and economic crises in his country. He says he's a victim of a campaign to pry him from power. African leaders just concluded an emergency summit on how to resolve Zimbabwe's troubles. Anchor Marco Werman gets details from the BBC's Peter Greste who's in Tanzania.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with author William Dalrymple about his new book "The Last Mughal". Dalrymple explores an anti-colonial uprising that took place in India 150 years ago.