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As the military-backed government in Cairo continues its offensive against the Muslim Brotherhood, there is also a widening crackdown on the media. Army officers now call the shorts at State TV, and independent journalists are under increasing pressure to toe the line.

As deadly violence continues to expose potential instability in Pakistan, the nation's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, is feeling the heat. The Pakistan People's Party of former leader Benazir Bhutto is among the most persistent critics.

Syria denies that it was involved in the high-profile murders of an anti-Syrian Lebanese journalist and a Kurdish cleric. Damascus faces renewed pressure, after withdrawal of its troops from Lebanon and disclosure of its recent missile test.

In the wake of last week's parliamentary election in which his party was soundly defeated, Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf faces growing pressure to resign. That pressure is also touching Washington, which has hoped to keep Musharraf in place as a key ally in the war on terrorism.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair faces pressure from junior members of his government to follow their lead and resign. Blair says he won't seek election again, but has set no date to leave office.

More than 150,000 people attended the funeral of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was killed along with 14 others in a bombing earlier his week. Many Lebanese blame Syria for the assassination and the U.S. has withdrawn its ambassador to Damascus. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

NPR's Neal Conan reads listener comments about African-American men, stigma and mental illness, the pressures students feel to succeed in college, and what hospitals are doing to help transplant patients navigate the bureaucracy and fears they often face.

Arab leaders are not happy with the resolution drafted by France and the United States. They believe the current proposal favors Israel, and they're urging the United Nations to make changes.

State analysts agreed Thursday to lower the expected rate of return on Florida's $154 billion pension fund, which will put more pressure on lawmakers as...

Israeli warplanes keep up intense bombardment of Beirut and southern Lebanon on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Lebanese have been displaced from their homes, and lack of security and destroyed infrastructure has made it difficult to get aid to those who need it.