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Reports on the bidding competition to host the summer 2012 Olympic Games. Efforts of New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to boost the city's bid for the 2012 game; Criticism against the increase cost of the games in Athens, Greece; Projected public spending on the Olympics in Athens.

Reports on U.S. President George W. Bush's call on Muslim nations to embrace democracy. Warning issued by Bush to Middle East autocrats that they "must embrace the direction of events of the day"; Bush's acknowledgement that Western nations have helped nourish extremism by supporting repressive Middle Eastern leaders for the sake of regional stability.

Reports that Sengalese pilgrims have trekked to a corner on the western edge of Harlem, New York to await blessings from a holy man. Spiritual leader, named Sheik Mourtada Mbaké who preaches the twin virtues of work and prayer; Travels of Mouride; Reasons that people ask for a blessing.

Focuses on the immigration policy of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. When Bloomberg initiated his policy to comply with federal laws and a court decision, requiring city agencies to report illegal immigrants to federal authorities; Minor adjustment to the policy made by Bloomberg, indicating city workers could only ask about immigration status in certain instances; View of New York City as welcoming newcomers; Percentage of New York City population that is foreign-born, suggesting the policy change will have a big impact on residents in the city; Headline in the Spanish language newspaper "El Diario," suggesting that Bloomberg is anti-immigrant.

Reports on the refusal of U.S. General John P. Abizaid to meet the request of the Turkish government to assault Kurdish guerillas using northern Iraq as a base for attacks on Turkish forces. Claim of Turkey on the lack of U.S. effort to discourage Turkey's Kurdish separatists to stop the eviction of the Turkmen population from the disputed city of Kirkuk; Concerns of the Turkish government on the implication of Iraqi Shites victory in the January 2005 elections.

Reports that President George W. Bush has reassured Turkey that it is once again a friend in good standing, despite its refusal to support American troops in the invasion of Iraq last year. Efforts by administration officials to press other reluctant NATO allies to commit themselves to rebuilding Iraq's security forces; Concentration by Bush on the theme of reconciliation on the eve of a two-day NATO summit meeting that will be dominated by Iraq and rifts caused by the American invasion.

Discusses how U.S. Special Operations forces captured former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein on December 14, 2003. Consideration of how Hussein did not resist medical tests and other procedures to identify him; How Hussein will be tried for war crimes; Role of Major General Raymond Odierno in the capture of Hussein; Suggestion that the capture of Hussein will lessen the guerrilla attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq; Views from the Iraqi Governing Council regarding the interrogation of Hussein; How the informant held tribal connections to Hussein.

Reports on comments made by the U.S. administrator of Iraq, L. Paul Bremmer III expressing confidence that the Iraq's will be able to build a new government. Opinion that the next phase of American involvement may bring a rise in attacks against the U.S. troops; Comments from Bremer that the U.S. will meet force with force and that it will put millions of dollars into the local Iraqi communities; Progress of the institution of a government; Deadlines for Iraqi self-rule.

Reports on the appointment of Iraqi-American activist, Rend Rahim Francke, as a representative of the Iraqi Governing Council to the U.S. Personal and career background; Plans of Francke to return to Iraq.

Reports that the administration of United States president George W. Bush has agreed to restore independence to Iraq as early as next June, apparently hoping that the move will change the perception of the United States as an occupying power and curb the mounting attacks on American forces in Iraq. Plan drafted by Iraqi leaders of the Governing Council and brought to the White House by L. Paul Bremer, the U.S. administrator in Iraq; Details of the agreement; Comments by Ahmad Chalabi, member of the Governing Council; Reasons why the U.S. has agreed to the plan; Debate among Iraqis over the drafting of a constitution; Reaction of the Kurds and other Iraqi leaders to the plan; Speculation about whether the plan will alleviate the violence towards U.S. troops stationed in Iraq.

Reports that the U.S. military detained several people in connection with a rocket attack in Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. Number of detained people; Number of casualties in the attack; Increase in the U.S. and other military forces after the attack. INSET: Killed in Iraq..

Reports on impediments to a return to infrastructural normalcy in Iraq under the occupying United States post-war administration. Efforts to restore electricity to Baghdad, which have been hampered by looting and vandalism; Effect of U.S. administrative impotence on Iraqi public opinion of their occupying administrators; Increases in crime; Sectors which need address, including banking, telecommunication and crime prevention; Failure of the U.S. military to stop looting during the Iraq War, which has exacerbated post-Iraq war troubles.

Discusses Egyptian intellectual Ahmed Kamal Aboulmagd and his views on problems in the Middle East. United States led war on Iraq which he does not agree with; Arab intellectuals that would not defend the U.S.; Aboulmagd who blames U.S. President George W. Bush and his administration; Bush who he feels is a weak person.

Discusses the flight of illegal Pakistani immigrants from the United States to Canada. How a chaotic exodus from the U.S. to Canada has overwhelmed immigration officials and refugee aid groups; Reasons for the rush to Canada, including fears of deportation; Arrests of asylum seekers who are turned away by Canada; How the surge coincides with the start of a registration program for foreigners who have overstayed a visa; Choices for illegal Muslim immigrants.

Focuses on the concerns of American Muslims who have been on a pilgrimage to Mecca regarding airports security upon their return to the U.S.

Reports on the rejection of the New York Police Department officials concerning requests to accept the new consular identification card as proof of identity for Mexican immigrants.

Reports that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration will impose flight restrictions over Manhattan in New York City and over the Rose Bowl and Rose Parade in Pasadena, California in New Year's Day of 2003.

Reports on the registration made by several immigrants from Muslim countries with U.S. immigration authorities under a sweeping national dragnet designed to identify potential terrorists.

Describes how the Chinese immigrants in New York City celebrated Thanksgiving Day on November 28, 2002.

Presents immigrant feedback on New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's desire for a law prohibiting smoking in public places. Discussion of the amount of immigrant in the city and their smoking habits; Statement that immigrants smoke because life is a struggle; How people will have to go to karaoke bars in New Jersey because if they cannot smoke in New York.

Reports that the U.S. government has imposed strict controls on the companies that handle nearly all immigrant payments to their homelands and other places around the world. Influence of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the government's reforms; Outlook for when the rules will be put into effect; Implications of the rules, which have caused money transmitters to automate their businesses, report small cash transfers to federal law enforcement authorities, and demand proof of customers' identities; Training that money transmitters must undergo to spot terrorists and suspected money launderers.

Discusses issues surrounding the testimonies at a court hearing on the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks held at a federal court in Buffalo, New York.

Reports on the decision of the U.S. government to fingerprint and keep track of foreign visitors.

Focuses on the operations of the immigrant-dominated prepaid phone card industry in the United States. Expansion of the telecommunication industry, which has led to the growth of this industry; Impact of prepaid phone cards on immigrant life in the U.S.; Appeal of this industry to immigrant entrepreneurs.

Presents information on the condition of the stock market in the U.S. as of July 28, 2002.

Reports on the deportation by the U.S. government of detainees associated with the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Describes the Russians and the vodka being served in a Russian bar in New York City.

Focuses on the issues surrounding the implementation of the Student and Exchange Visitor Naturalization Service database which is designed to track foreign students in New York.

Reports on the petition submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court in conducting secret deportation hearings for people arrested after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in lieu of national security and information disclosure issues.

Reports on proms, immigrant teenagers, and the negotiation of cultures in the United States. Discussion of the complexity of and diversity in New York City high schools; How the prom is a magical and equalizing event.

Deals with the civil rights lawsuit filed by men who were wrongly moved from commercial airline flights after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S. because they have Middle Eastern appearance.

Reports on the impact of an old deportation order in the U.S. on the family of Christine Shahab.

Reports on the decision of a federal judge in New Jersey on May 29, 2001 to reject the U.S. government's policy of holding secret hearings for immigrants detained after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Provides information on the pictures taken by Manhattan, New York City photographer Gary Suson during the recovery effort at the World Trade Center site after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Presents news briefs on social and political issues in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey as of April 23, 2002.

Reports the plan of civil rights group Center for Constitutional Rights to sue the U.S. government for its treatment to Muslim detainees.

Provides information on the effects of the Arab and Israeli war in the Middle East on Jewish and Arab families in New York City.

Reports on the ruling of a U.S. federal judge that an immigration hearing for a local suspect in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack must be open to reporters.

Reports that federal law enforcement agents in the U.S. have started to hunt down and arrest Muslim immigrants who failed to comply with pre-September 11, 2001 deportation orders.

Cites the willingness of Florida police to supplement federal immigration control in the state, after years of resisting the idea.

Reports that the public relations campaign deployed by the administration of United States President George W. Bush to win over the Arab public on its war against terrorism in Afghanistan proved ineffectual as of October 2001.

Discusses how the growing resentment against the United States in Egypt is affecting Egyptian elites.

Discusses the dilemma of Muslim teenagers in the United States. Idea that some U.S. Muslim teens might refuse to fight in the U.S. war against the Taliban; Idea that the U.S. is anti-Muslim; Religious freedom granted to Muslims in the U.S.; Idea that the U.S. has often taken the side of non-Muslim parties.

Focuses on the plan of several American Muslims and Arab groups to issue public service announcements to call on the people in the United States to refrain from taking out their anger at Muslim terrorists on their Muslim neighbors.