We get the latest from Shahan Mufti, correspondent for The Christian Science Monitor in Pakistan.

Former Marine Captain Brian Steidle went to Sudan armed with a camera and a pen to document the violence-plagued western Darfur region.

The southern states are in the midst of their worst drought on record and the region's water resource officials are scrambling to meet the growing demand for water.

Producer Diane Toomey profiles Lisa Moses, a veterinarian at Angell Animal Medical Center in Boston, one of the few vets in the nation who specializes in the management of animal pain.

A new, illustrated edition of the 2001 best-selling novel is out.