A new play by Dutch writer and director Adelheid Roosen takes on the subject of Muslim honor killings from the perspective of the men who commit them. Reporter Jori Lewis went to a recent performance in New York.

The Coast of Utopia, a trilogy of plays by British playwright Tom Stoppard, premiered in Moscow this month. The plays examine the lives and loves of 19th century Russian revolutionaries. The trilogy has a special resonance for Russians today. Correspondent Robin Hessman reports from Moscow.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Iran today despite rumors of a plot to assassinate him during his visit. The Russian leader is attending a summit of countries that border the Caspian Sea...but he's also expected to discuss Iran's nuclear activities. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from the BBC's Olexiy Solohubenko.

An increasing number of companies around the globe recognize the importance of developing products that are environmentally friendly or at least appear to be environmentally friendly. But are they? Anchor Marco Werman finds out more from reporter Mark Anslow of the environmental affairs magazine, Ecologist.

The World's Emma Lydersen reports on a new law that went into effect today in Norway. It puts a limit on the environmental claims car companies can make in their ads.

China's leader Hu Jintao spoke to China's top leaders today at the Communist Party Congress. The Congress is held once every five years. The World's Mary Kay Magistad reports.

The World's Katy Clark profiles Damean Vlasak, a veteran of the war in Iraq who is making the transition from soldier to college student.

Damean Vlasak speaks about military life and his transition to college.

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The Turkish government today asked its parliament for permission to send troops to Iraq. But rather than join American-led forces against Iraqi insurgents, Turkey has its own agenda...to crush Kurdish rebels in the north. Anchor Marco Werman gets the story from Scott Peterson, Istanbul correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor.

October 15, 2007 full program

For WTP 168, we take a look at European Union legislation that would seek to block websites deemed to be terrorist in nature. How would that work, if at all? Also, an extended conversation with Tina Dam, Program Director for Internationalized Domain Names at ICANN. We'll also hear about an effort to barcode mosquitos, and about some research that says cheap sneakers are as good, maybe even better, than expensive ones. And we'll end...with no tech at all, but rather some music from Sheffield's Richard Hawley. And, yes -- the outtakes at the beginning were left there on purpose.

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