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Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway, says he knew President Obama had been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, but was surprised Obama won the award. Harpviken says his list of possible winners included Colombian Sen. Piedad Cordoba, Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad and Afghan human rights activist Sima Samar.

David Edelstein reviews Body Of Lies, a new spy thriller directed by Ridley Scott and starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Set in Iraq and Syria, the film charts a young CIA operative's growing disillusionment with his superiors in Washington.

Host Jacki Lyden talks to director Atom Egoyan about his latest film, Adoration. It's a meditation on loss and identity that centers around a young boy who lost his parents in a car wreck. In the film, the boy spins a lie about their true identities that ends up getting out of control.

A U.S. air strike north of Baghdad kills Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the Jordanian terrorist blamed for orchestrating many violent attacks in Iraq and elsewhere over the past three years.

Two U.S. Marine fighter jets have disappeared while flying in Iraq. The body of one pilot has been found. The U.S. military says there is no immediate evidence that hostile fire contributed. Meanwhile, violence broke out near the Syrian border, and Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's struggles continue as he tries to complete a cabinet.

British police estimated that up to 100,000 marchers participated. The crowds, carrying Palestinian flags, also demanded that Israel discontinue deadly airstrikes in the enclave.

It's the first time people have been allowed to exit the Palestinian territory since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Ambulances took dozens of seriously wounded people to hospitals in Egypt.

We talk about the White House's view of the ongoing war between Israel and Gaza, as well as the pressures faced by President Biden on the topic. We also look at some key elections in the coming week.

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to attorney Ghassan Shamieh, who along with other lawyers are suing the State Department — urging the government to evacuate Americans trapped in Gaza.