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From a carnival hit about infrastructure to a North African legend with a pop kingmaker at his side, these five essential global tracks are joyful, energetic and the perfect soundtrack to spring.

Whether it's pan-fried or baked into crispy snacks, the Indonesian soybean cake called tempeh is catching on in America as an alternative to meat. For the residents of Indonesia's capital, Jakarta, it's basic, everyday fare.

Chinese officials are swinging back after a week of heated protests over their country's hosting of the upcoming summer games. Tom Goldman talks with guest host Lynn Neary about how protests are shaping the image of the Beijing Olympics and about an upcoming meeting of Olympic athletes in Chicago.

Investigators and whistleblowers told a House committee Thursday that the Federal Avaiation Administration was too cozy with irlines and failed to exercise the oversight required by law. FAA inspectors say they were pressured to gloss over problems at major airlines.

The battle for control of Fallujah galvanizes anti-American feeling among both Sunnis and Shiites. Large numbers of Iraqi men gather at mosques in Baghdad, bringing material aid and offering their support for the Sunni-dominated city. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

A new wave of more than a dozen insurgent bombings in Iraq's capital leaves at least 29 people dead, including three U.S. soldiers. The attacks came just one day after a new government was unveiled.

GUESTS: Heidi Schlumpf, reporter for National Catholic ReporterCarol Zamonski, Central Ohio leader, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests Michael…

Here & Now's Robin Young checks in with Charles Katz, director of the Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety at Arizona State University.

The tricks and mind games tax collectors use to get people to pay up.

When the state overhauled the school funding system by pouring resources into low-income districts, schools in Massachusetts went from the middle of the pack to first place.