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At least twenty people have been killed in a Taleban missile attack in Afghanistan...all of them civilians. The attack coincided with attempts by anti-Taleban sympathizers to oust Taleban forces from a mountain pass outside Kabul. The BBC's Monica Whitlock reports.

NPR's Michael Goldfarb reports from London that restaurants in the city have become recognized as some of the best places to eat in the world. The boom in world-class restaurants is led by a new group of chefs providing eclectic menus for world-wide tastes.

Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri was the site of court martial proceedings today for a soldier accused of sexual misconduct. Melissa Jaco reports that the soldier was sentenced today and that two other male officers face court martials next month.

The BBC reports on today's defiant statement by P.W. Botha, former apartheid president of South Africa, to that nation's Truth Commission. Botha refused to apologize for white minority rule, and shunned the suggestion that he would need to seek amnesty for past crimes committed by the regime.

Noah talks with Samuel Abt, a reporter for the International Herald-Tribune, about the retirement of cyclist Miguel Indurain. Indurain won the Tour de France five times over the course of his career, and was widely regarded as one of the best competitors in the sport.

Debbie Elliott reports on the misuse of a dangerous pesticide in Southeast Mississippi which has resulted in hundreds of people being evacuated from their homes. Two men have been charged with spraying residences with a pesticide that was produced for outdoor use only and federal officials fear the number of homes affected could rise into the thousands.

Jacki talks with John Mahr, the crime reporter for the Irish Times of Dublin. Mahr notes Dublin is experiencing a rise in heroin use and that many residents, unhappy with what they consider the police's inadaquate response, have turned to vigilante action to drive drug dealers from the city.

NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports the White House is getting behind opponents of California's initiative to ban affirmative action. Officials say the Justice Department will intervene, arguing that the ban would deny job opportunities to women and minorities that are open to other groups.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on a student counterfeit ring that was recently apprehended at New York City's Columbia Univeristy. Adler says the amount of money involved was small as conterfeiting schmes go, but the scene of the crime -- Columbia's ivy-covered campus -- was highly unusual.

NPR's Margot Adler reports on last night's auction of three small rocks that are pieces of Mars. There was lots of media attention but few serious bidders...and even at a million dollars plus...the pieces of meteor didn't sell.