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Hear new music by Big Thief, Sheer Mag, Seratones and more in April's mix of the songs taking over the left side of the dial.

An Iraqi special tribunal turns its focus to procedural details needed to set up prosecutions of Saddam Hussein and senior officials of his former regime. A decision has been made to lift a ban on the death penalty in Iraq. Meanwhile, insurgents target two hotels in central Baghdad. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Philip Reeves.

An owl in the Netherlands unaccountably chose rather large prey, and managed to do quite a bit of damage, but the emergency is over.

In India, although there are almost three million people living with HIV/AIDS, the subject is still shrouded in denial and despair. Sonia Faleiro and Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi, are two contributing authors to a new book, AIDS Sutra: Untold Stories from India. The authors discuss their reporting on India's AIDS epidemic, and its impact on all sectors of society.

Tanzania's Information Ministry is installing high-speed internet on Africa's highest mountain. Right now climbers can use it at roughly 12,200 feet. Connectivity to the summit comes later this year.

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, we'll answer your questions about what's known about the virus and how it's affecting the global community. We'll also hear some of your silver linings.

Snowden, a former contractor with the National Security Agency, has been living in Russia since 2013 to escape prosecution for leaking classified documents about government surveillance programs.

In 2004, Wangari Maathai became the first African woman and the first environmentalist to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Maathai talks about her memoir, Unbowed, and why she believes protecting the environment has everything to do with world peace.

Jan. 1, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Led by a young Fidel Castro, the revolution wrenched power from the American-backed Batista regime. Today, Cuba remains the only communist nation in the Western hemisphere, making Castro one of the most polarizing figures of modern times. NPR's Tom Gjelten, who spent decades reporting on Cuba, takes a look back.

World music DJ Betto Arcos shares some of his favorite nominees from this year's Latin Grammy Awards.