This week, a group of young Armenian musicians embarked on a concert tour of the United States. They play both classical and folk Armenian music. Anchor Marco Werman talks with the tour manager and his musicians.

The US-backed government in Somalia is once again declaring victory over Islamic insurgents. Still, relations between Somalia and the United States are strained. Anchor Marco Werman gets more on the story from London Times reporter Martin Fletcher, who's just returned from Mogadishu.

The answer to our Geo Quiz is Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. It's the home town of Canadian novelist Yann Martell, best known for his novel, "Life of Pi." Martell has launched an effort to promote reading in Canada -- he's sending a book to the prime minister every two weeks. The World's David Leveille has the story.

In today's Geo Quiz, we're looking for the most populated city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Our city has a nickname - the "Paris of the Prairies."

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Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich, who became an international symbol of the fight for artistic freedom under Soviet rule, died on Friday. He was 80. The World's Alex Gallafent has an appreciation.

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with writer Moses Isegawa. He's a novelist from Uganda. But he moved to Europe to find literary success. Then, he felt a need to reconnect with Africa. So he returned to Uganda. Moses Isegawa explains what it means to be home as a writer.

Anchor Marco Werman discusses the rocky road to Middle East democracy with Fouad Ajami, the director of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, and Martin Indyk, a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution.

The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, George Tenet, has written a book in which he criticizes decisions made by the Bush administration in the run-up to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. The World's Matthew Bell reports.

The robots are coming. What will they do? Let's talk about this first. An interesting biofuel in Kyoto, Japan. Sending radio signals into North Korea. We found a new planet just like our's! And what's the trick to a long and healthy life? Listen up.

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