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Christopher — a former U.S. Secretary of State in the Clinton administration — died late Friday. Christopher was a key figure in peace efforts in Bosnia and the Mideast.

On Saturday, Egyptians are voting in a referendum on nine amendments to the country's restrictive constitution. Many of those who demonstrated to overthrow former President Hosni Mubarak are urging a "no vote" because they don't accept the constitution that allowed his authoritarian rule.

The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged Japan's northeast have torn the social fabric of many communities and wrought havoc on the normal cycles of life and death. In the northern city of Kesennuma, members of the community are struggling to maintain dignity and respect as they send off the deceased.

The social networking site Twitter is celebrating its fifth birthday. The service now boasts 200 million users, who send more than 100 million tweets each day. Twitter co-founder Isaac "Biz" Stone talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the site — and explains how they settled on 140 characters.

Although anti-government rebels have been unable to dislodge Gadhafi's forces in key cities despite help from the Western coalition, the rebels' provisional body is moving ahead with efforts to build a political structure. But there's creeping fear that Gadhafi loyalists are trying to undermine those efforts.

Obama returns to Washington; Israel strikes Gaza; Spain and Portugal government financial problems; Michael Jackson's doctor on trial

In his new book, Doug Saunders explores how urban immigrant centers function in increasingly subtle ways, and how governments succeed and fail in managing them.

In 2008, Robert Mugabe carried out a campaign of violence and terror against the people of Zimbabwe. In The Fear, African journalist Peter Godwin takes on the story, chronicling his travels through the country. Critic Susan J. Gilman says this chilling portrait turns us all into witnesses.

In the first hour of Talk of the Nation, the secrets of longevity, and the state of black marriage. In the second hour, imagining the U.S. without nuclear power, and escalating protests in Yemen.

Twenty years ago, Italian food was regarded as cheap, peasant food. Now it's served on menus worldwide and considered to be one of the healthiest cuisines. Esquire Magazine's food critic John Mariani chronicles the story of pizza, macaroni and red sauce in How Italian Food Conquered the World.