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The first Guantanamo war crimes trial has begun. Salim Hamdan — Osama bin Laden's former driver — is accused of helping al-Qaida. Hamdan has denied the charge. Carol Rosenberg, the Miami Herald's reporter in Guantanamo Bay, talks about the trial.

A prosecutor at the International Criminal Court is expected to seek an arrest warrant Monday charging Sudan's president with orchestrating violence in the western region of Darfur. Tens of thousands of people are estimated to have died in the violence since 2003.

Yesterday, President Obama proposed a spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that exceeds $3.5 trillion. NPR Political Editor Ken Rudin explains why the budget is so expensive and how Congress is expected to react.

Larry King announced this week that he'll be leaving his show. As CNN looks for a replacement, NPR staffers have some suggestions.

Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has won Saturday's presidential election. Theoretically, though, the Supreme Court could decide not to allow Musharraf to be sworn in for another term, if the court decides his candidacy is illegal.

Thousands of supporters cheered Pakistan's suspended Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry during a public appearance in Islamabad on Saturday.

The assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto has changed the political landscape in Pakistan, undermining the strength of the opposition. Upcoming parliamentary elections may be losing their significance.

In the Indian state of Gujarat, Chief Minister Narendra Modi and his government are up for re-election. Modi is the face of hardline Hindu nationalism. His administration is believed to have instigated some of the worst communal violence in India since the 1947 partition — the killing of 2,000 Muslims in 2002.

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto plans to begin a procession across the country Tuesday to rally support against the emergency rule imposed by President Gen. Pervez Musharraf. But authorities say they will block the march.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, we answer your questions about travel, reopening safely and how to manage relationships during the pandemic.