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In what's being called the most important war crimes trial since Nazis were prosecuted in Nuremberg, Slobodan Milosevic faces charges of genocide and "crimes against humanity" for his part in the wars that tore apart the former Yugoslavia. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports for All Things Considered.

A sound montage of some of the voices in this past week's news, including International Olympic Committee President Dr. Jacques Rogge; Canadian figure skater David Pelletier; Senator Peter Fitzgerald (R-Ill.); former Enron Chairman and CEO Kenneth Lay; Representative Martin Meehan (D-Mass.); Representative Dick Armey (R-Tex.); President George W. Bush; Senator James Jeffords (I-Vt.); and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports that Slobodan Milosevic lashed out against the U.N. war crimes tribunal today on the second day of his war crimes trial. The former Yugoslav president called the trial a "lynch process," and challenged the tribunal's jurisdiction. Milosevic is charged with crimes against humanity, including genocide, for his role in the Balkan wars of the 1990s.

The trial of Slobodan Milosevic entered its second week today. Milosevic finished his opening statement in front of the U.N. war crimes tribunal and prosecutors began calling their first witnesses. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from the Hague.

In the village of Sandwich, N.H., friends take turns caring for a man with Lou Gehrig's Disease. It's a homegrown solution to fill the gaps left by insurance and social service agencies. NPR's Richard Knox tells the story of Phil Simmons and his circle of caregivers.

Lisa talks with author Ronald White about President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address. The speech was not well received at the time, but now it's considered one of the greatest presidential speeches. Ronald White is the author of Lincoln's Greatest Speech: The Second Inaugural Address. (Simon and Shuster)

Lisa talks with writer T. Coraghessan Boyle about his latest collection of short stories, After the Plague. (Viking Press)

Host Lisa Simeone talks to NPR's Elizabeth Arnold about today's Olympic events: men's Super G Alpine skiing, and yes, the figure skating scandal. (4:01)

South African surgeon, journalist and documentary filmmaker Jonathan Kaplan has treated patients in many war torn locations, including Kurdistan, Mozambique, and Eritrea. He writes about his experiences in his new book, The Dressing Station: A Surgeons Chronicle of War and Medicine (Grove Press). He began his medical career in South Africa, where he first cared for patients wounded by political violence.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports from The Hague on the war crimes trial of former Yugoslavian leader Slobodan Milosevic. (3:00)