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As a new election season arrives, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Georgian voters from Forsyth County, which leans toward Republican candidates.

Rwanda's public school students may be allowed to study their national history for the first time since a bloody ethnic conflict between the Hutus and Tutsis in 1994 led to the killing of nearly a million Rwandans. But even if officials lift the ban, controversy about what history to teach will remain.

Jesse Kornbluth has fashioned a role as cultural concierge, offering visitors to the Web site HeadButler.com advice on books, films and music. Kornbluth gives Debbie Elliott a sampling of cultural picks.

Thailand remains relatively calm, despite the fact that the government was ousted Tuesday. The coup was led by the military, which has promised to turn the government over to civilians sometime in the next few weeks.

In Lebanon early this morning, Israel bombed the crowded suburbs of sourthen Beruit. The bombing was retaliation for Hezbollah's attacks on Israel, when it fired rockets into the northern port city of Haifa. The attacks followed a speech from the Lebanese prime minister who called for an immediate United Nations brokered cease fire to stop what he called "Israeli aggression."

Afghanistan is experiencing the worst fighting involving the Taliban since the fundamentalist Islamic movement was overthrown in late 2001, and much of the conflict has been focused in southern Afghanistan. News of rioting in Kabul following a deadly accident involving a U.S. convoy is spreading throughout the country. Robert Siegel talks with Ivan Watson, reporting from the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Indonesia is struggling to deliver aid to people who survived an earthquake that killed more than 5,400 people over the weekend. At least 22 countries have pledged to help relief efforts. At the same time, Indonesian authorities continue to watch for the eruption of an active volcano in the area. And six more human cases of bird flu have been reported.

Author James Carroll's book House of War takes an in-depth look at the power and structure of the Pentagon. He talks about the impact of the "military-industrial complex" on America over the past 60 years.

Researchers in England think the annoying whine of a mosquito may actually be a love song. Research suggests that certain kinds of male and female mosquitoes buzz in harmony before they mate.

Ze'ev Schiff, defense editor of the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz, talks with Renee Montagne about the military strategies used by Israel and Hezbollah in the current conflict. Israeli opinion polls show public support for Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's handling of the crisis.