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Noah talks with former Senator George Mitchell, special advisor to President Clinton on Northern Ireland, about the stalled Irish peace process in the aftermath of the IRA bombing in London friday night. -b- 2. RUSSIAN INVESTMENT - NPR's Anne Garrels reports from Moscow on one of the largest investors in Russia to date: the Coca Cola company of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Coca-Cola's efforts to do business with the Russians is a study in stubborness... a stubborn company facing off against the inertia of the Russian bureaucracy.

president of the Flight Safety Foundation, about the expensive and difficult process of locating the "black boxes" from the Boeing 757 that crashed into 4,000 feet of water off the coast of the Dominican Republic. 189 people, mostly Germnan tourists, died when the plane went down without warning last Tuesday.

Jennifer Ludden (LUH-den) reports from the West African nation of Benin (beh-NIN), on that country's process of democratization. Once among Africa's most repressive countries, Benin has become a model of reform. Tomorrow (Sunday) Benin holds its second multi-party election.

The group that claimed responsibility for today's bombing is an Islamic extremist organization that rejects the Middle East peace process and wants an Islamic state in all of Israel and Palestine. But its leaders are split between those who want to achieve their goals politically and those who see violence as the only tactic.

Noah speaks with Saud Abu Ramadan, a Palestinian journalist in Gaza, about a 17-year-old youth who was recruited by Islamic extremists to become a suicide bomber. In describing the recruitment process, Abu Ramadan says extremist leaders keep an eye out for especially religious youths and brainwash them into believing that their impoverished lives on earth are failures. He says they then convince these young people that the awards of paradise await them if they become martyrs for the Islamic cause.

NPR's Richard Gonzales reports on a pirate radio station in Berkeley, California that has provoked the ire of government regulators who want to shut down the low-power station for operating without a license. But, pirate radio operators say their voice is crucial to the democratic process and promise to continue broadcasting despite government efforts to close them down.

Daniel Zwerdling talks to Washington Post reporter Nora Boustany about suicide bombers. Boustany spent almost 20 years reporting from the Middle East. She says the process of indoctrinating young Palestinian men into martydom cults begins during childhood. Boustany says these young men are convinced that they are giving their lives for their faith and that they will be rewarded in heaven.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports on the reaction to the proposal by Prime Minister Shimon Peres to hold a national referendum on the peace process. Yasser Arafat denounced the idea, as did Peres' opponent in the May 29 election. The terrorist group Hamas weighed in with a threat to conduct more suicide bombings.

Sue Simpson reports from Johannesburg on the opening day of testimony before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission will hear from victims of human rights absues committed during apartheid as part of a process designed to heal the nation's wounds. The panel also has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to their crimes. It has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Some say the commission should not grant amnesty, others say it will ignore the crimes committed by the opponents of apartheid.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on the the aftermath of the suicide bomb attacks, including the disclosure that an Israeli Arab drove the latest suicide bomber into Tel Aviv. The continuing crackdown against Palestinians suspected of being terrorists has left moderate Palestinians nervous that Israel is through with the peace process.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that as the closure of the West Bank and Gaza strip continues, people are becoming frustrated and angry with Israel. Some say there could be a backlash against the peace process.

The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a Detroit woman for compensation for the car she co-owned with her husband. Authorities had confiscated the vehicle because it had been used for an illegal activity. Her husband had sex with a prostitute in the car. The wife maintained that she was innocent and her property was taken without due process. She asked for 300 dollars in compensation. The couple had bought the car for 600 dollars a month earlier. NPR's Nina Totenberg reports a divided Supreme Court has upheld the state's right to confiscate the car and denied the woman compensation.

Earlier in the summer, we asked you to vote for your favorite science fiction and fantasy reads of the past decade — so here are 50 fabulous reads, curated by our expert judges and you, the readers.

In April, NASA chose Elon Musk's SpaceX to receive a highly sought-after $2.9 billion contract. It would involve the first spacecraft to land humans on the moon since 1972.

"Whatever happens in the coming days, we hold true to the idea that women can and should help shape the future of Afghanistan," said one nonprofit, as alarm rises about the Taliban takeover.

NPR's Noel King talks to Pashtana Durrani, the executive director of LEARN, a nonprofit focused on education in Afghanistan, about the Taliban takeover and the situation there for women and girls.

Demonstrators converged on Lafayette Park outside the White House on Sunday — one of several places where Afghans living in the U.S. gathered as the Taliban took control of the the capital Kabul.

Mask mandates and other interventions can help stop a surge, even where vaccination rates are low, say scientists who've reviewed states' data. When the measures start and how long they last matters.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Asad Majeed Khan about Pakistan's relationship with Afghanistan as the Taliban take control there.

The transportation secretary, who made history as the first openly gay, Senate-confirmed Cabinet member, announced the news on Tuesday.

Florida's Board of Education is taking action against school districts that defy the governor's order banning face mask mandates for students. Miami-Dade County will vote on masks on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry took office after the assassination of the country's president, and almost immediately faced the challenge of responding to a devastating earthquake.

Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran has recommended both districts be punished, which could include withholding funds or even removal of leaders from office.

Zainab filled out all the forms for a special immigrant visa but now can only watch as the Americans leave Afghanistan. Some 8,000 miles away in the U.S., all her husband can do is hope.

Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly faces charges of sexual abuse, trafficking and racketeering on Wednesday. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jim DeRogatis and Dream Hampton, who covered the story.