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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.

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.

Kaing Guek Eav, the former Khmer Rouge interrogator known as Duch, was brought to court in Cambodia for a pretrial hearing. It is the first public session of the U.N.-backed tribunal probing the regime's reign of terror in the 1970s. Duch, 66, is charged with crimes against humanity.

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.

A Chilean rapper, Mexican crooners and a mad Colombian mashup highlight the year in Latin music.

Betto Arcos stops by weekends on All Things Considered to play some of his favorite new Spanish music, including an all-female flamenco quartet and a Galician bagpipe master.

The voice of Pomplamoose, a duo from California known for its lighthearted cover songs, Dawn is releasing her first solo album, How I Knew Her.

World music DJ Betto Arcos returns to spin his favorite new collaborations between female singers and guitarists.

In anticipation of Inauguration Day, NPR photographer Becky Lettenberger and producer Justine Kenin visited 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.