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The attacks in Mumbai are part of a rapid escalation in terror attacks in India in recent years by a variety of groups. Indian commandos have been exchanging gunfire with militants for a third day. Two years ago, Mumbai was hit by a series of deadly train bombings. Kalpana Sharma, an independent journalist in Mumbai, tells Steve Inskeep what these attacks mean for Mumbai, and for the rest of India.

Israel has targeted the homes of Hamas militants as its airstrikes against Gaza continue for a seventh day. Despite the hundreds of bombing runs, Palestinian militants continue to fire rockets into southern Israel. Israeli leaders now appear uncertain about the goals of the operation and how long it will last.

Riots in major Greek cities have entered a fourth day after the weekend killing by police of a teenager. Much of downtown Athens has been closed because of the violence. John Psaropoulos, editor of the English-language newspaper The Athens News, offers his insight.

Israel's security cabinet declares Gaza an "enemy entity," paving the way for cuts in gas supplies into the already isolated coastal strip. These and other punitive measures are a bid to isolate Hamas in response to rocket fire aimed at southern Israel.

The destruction of 500 tons of nerve and mustard agent had been decades in the making, and the stockpile had been stored at the Blue Grass Army Depot in eastern Kentucky.

This week, western New Hampshire and most of Vermont encountered heavy rain and severe flooding. Flood recovery efforts are now underway, but how can New Hampshire prepare for a future with more extreme weather?

Judge Sonia Sotomayor's road to a U.S. Supreme Court nomination began in a Bronx, N.Y., housing project. President Obama nominated her for the seat of retiring Justice David Souter on Tuesday. Obama said her early life in the housing project was part of the "wisdom accumulated from an inspiring life's journey."

NPR music contributor Marissa Lorusso reviews Eye on the Bat, the latest album from indie band Palehound.

The author of The Color Purple has released a new book of poems. Written in English and translated into Spanish, it's called Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart.

A new survey from Saint Anselm College shows that more people support changing zoning regulations, even in their own neighborhoods.