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Despite recent criticism from Hamid Karzai, the United States continues to hand his government more control over its affairs. India's legendary slums are now home to 1 in 6 of all urban Indians. On Global Notes, remembering the music of Bebo Valdés.

A nearly 30-year insurgency in Turkey could be over. Muslims and Buddhists are at odds in Burma. A Chicagoan discusses her documentary on water issues in India.

An iconic Nigerian writer passed away last week. A look at gay rights across the globe, and the changing face of geopolitics in the Arctic region.

Canadian ambassador Gary Doer talks with Worldview about the Keystone Pipeline. Timeline Theatre's latest production takes viewers on a tour of Japan's history.

President Obama is in Israel today, his first trip there since being elected. Torrential rains have displaced hundreds of thousands of people over the last month in Southern Africa. 

Worldview examines the costs and benefits of the Iraq invasion on the eve of its tenth anniversary.

Cyprus becomes the latest center of controversy in the Eurozone crisis. Kenya's election results face challenges. Syrian refugees make problems for Lebanon.