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The Muslim world remains angry about remarks from Pope Benedict XVI. The pontiff quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor who disparaged the prophet Muhammad. The Vatican says the pope is upset at the reaction.

Download new music from EDM star Pretty Lights, Bon Iver side project The Shouting Matches, hip-hop recluse Quasimoto, teenage sensation Lorde and many more.

A three-part report follows the recovery of two Marines wounded in Fallujah. 1st Sgt. Brad Kasal and Lance Cpl. Alex Nicoll were seriously injured in one of the fiercest battles of the Iraq war.

Kate Seelye in Beirut reports that the mounting Palestinian death toll in the West Bank and Gaza has sparked angry demonstrations in many parts of the Arab world. Arabs seem increasingly disillusioned with the peace process.

The director of the hit film Inside Man tells Scott Simon about the movie, his long working relationship with Denzel Washington, and the upcoming 20th anniversary of She's Gotta Have It.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed in several parts of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank today. The escalating violence came amid signs Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon may succeed in efforts to form a national unity government made up of his Likud faction and the Labor Party.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports four Israelis were killed and at least nine wounded today in separate ambushes by Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank and Gaza. At least three Palestinians also died today as the violence continued throughout the occupied territories.

When commentator Daniel Pinkwater goes for a meal at a neighborhood Chinese restaurant, the owner treats him like family. And when she brings an amazing dish, he devours it. But she cannot tell him anything about it: not its name, what it is called in Chinese or English; nothing.

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This wasn't the strongest year for hip-hop, but 2007 still featured some excellent releases that pushed the genre's boundaries, as well as a few records that reveled, old-school style, in great beats and rhymes.

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NPR's Mike Shuster in Jerusalem reports Palestinians see little difference between the main contenders in Israel's election campaign. Leaders of the Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and Gaza vow it will continue no matter what the outcome of the Israeli election, expected next Spring.