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Sudanese leaders sign an historic power-sharing agreement that is expected to end decades of civil war between the northern government and southern rebels. Hear NPR's Jacki Lyden and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Danforth, who attended the signing ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.

The arrest and not guilty plea of 80-year-old Edgar Ray Killen reverberates around the South and around the country. Reporter Allison Keyes speaks with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a former Civil Rights-era Freedom Rider, about what he regards as the importance of the state of Mississippi seeking justice in the 40-year-old triple-murder case.

You may know the work of Sooni Taraporevala from the big screen — she wrote the screenplays for Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala, each of which won awards. But when she's not writing, Taraporevala enjoys taking photographs. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

Maurice Ruffin is a lawyer in New Orleans. But he shies away from jazz as he talks about some of the music he enjoys. It's another in the "What Are You Listening To?" series. NPR's Jennifer Ludden listens along.

Leaders of the worldwide Anglican Communion have the Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada not to participate in its June meeting. The divide in both cases relates to policy over gay unions and clergy.

At their brief summit in Bratislava, Slovakia, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged to work together against nuclear terrorism, while Bush also urged Putin to continue his commitment to democracy. NPR's Alex Chadwick talks with NPR's Lawrence Sheets about the meeting.

Sent to Sri Lanka to report on the tsunami's damage, Elizabeth Arnold returned home struck by the life and resilience she saw there.

With the withdrawal of Bernard Kerik, President Bush renews his search to replace Homeland Security chief Tom Ridge. NPR's Tavis Smiley explores the daunting task of securing the United States in perilous times with guests Phillip Crowley, director of national defense and homeland security at the Center for American Progress, and Lee Strickland, director of the Center for Information Policy.

First Command Financial Planning reaches a $12 million settlement in an investigation involving the company's sales of high-fee mutual funds to soldiers. NPR's Michele Norris talks with New York Times reporter Diana Henriques.

The Bush administration reportedly asks the Justice Department to find the source of a leak about a $9 billion item in the highly secret intelligence budget. The money may be intended for a stealth spy satellite. In remarks on the Senate floor last week, some Democrats criticized the project as money poorly spent. NPR's Brian Naylor reports.

A towering new suspension bridge debuts in southern France. At its highest point, the Millau Viaduct is more than 1,000 feet above ground, and the French say it's the highest bridge in the world. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Millau's mayor, Jacques Godfrain.

Pentagon top adviser and one of the chief architects of the war in Iraq, Douglas Feith, resigns. Feith, a staunch neo-conservative with close ties to Israel, is a controversial figure, especially for his role in the use of intelligence to justify the war in Iraq.