Iran has one of the best HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs in the world. But two of the architects of that system, a pair of brothers, both doctors, have now been thrown in jail, charged with plotting to overthrow the state. Anchor Marco Werman hears their story from Sarah Kalloch, a spokesperson for Physicians for Human Rights.

People in Gaza are relying on their cell phones during the current conflict. But the network isn't reliable and people are running out of minutes. So the local cell phone company has decided to help. Reporter Daniel Estrin has the story.

Office of Jawwal phone company

Mediators in Egypt are still trying to hammer out a cease-fire agreement to end the violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Anchor Marco Werman gets the latest on the truce effort from The World's Quil Lawrence in Cairo.

Gaza conflict

Today on The World: The diplomatic push for a ceasefire agreement in Gaza continues; also, will the phrase "war on terror" fade away, along with the Bush Administration? and China cracks down on internet users who've criticized the government.

Today's answer is Camino de Cruces in Panama. It's part of centuries old path that crosses the country from the Caribbean to the Pacific. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with biologist Roland Kays, who's following the trail with 4 of his friends.

Reporter Sylvia Maria Gross remembers Brazilian musician Dona Edith who died last week at the age of 94. She became famous for tapping and scraping samba rhythms on a dinner plate.

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The movie "Chandni Chowk to China", opens this week in the U.S. The World's Beth Accomando reports that the release represents a major effort by India's Bollywood movie.

Chinese car companies are in Detroit for the annual North American International Auto Show. Anchor Lisa Mullins finds out more from automotive journalist Paul Eisenstein.

Many Latino immigrants found their road to the American dream by working in the US auto industry. Now as Detroit faces near collapse, that dream is in jeopardy, as Martina Guzman reports.

This report was produced in conjunction with Feet in 2 Worlds, a project of the Center for New York City Affairs at The New School, which brings the work of ethnic media journalists to public radio.