• Obama Takes Iowa
• Kenya's Peace Options
• US State Department Weighs In in Kenya
• Eastern Africa Absorbs Impact of Kenya's Crisis
• Burma's "Independence" Day

13 Meg Version Click Here
Dial-Up Listeners Click Here

• Death Toll Rises From Thursday's Car Bombing in Turkey's Kurdish Region
• Presidential Election in Georgia Tomorrow
• Mapuche Protests After Shooting Death of Activist
• DNA Results Latest Twist in Public Opinion War Over FARC Hostages
• Charges Dropped Against Tasered Ohio Woman
• Curfew in Assam District Lifted for 2 Hours

The chaos in Kenya, which has largely brought transportation to a halt, has already started to take its toll on neighboring countries. Thousands of people displaced by fighting in the volatile great lakes region in eastern Africa are at the risk of starvation, because the World Food Program cannot transport vital supplies. Trucks that would normally haul food through the region have been stuck at major roadblocks in Kenya. Major relief agencies have now issued an appeal for food and drugs for those who need it most. Joshua Kyalimpa reports.

There's been lots of changes in the Presidential race: Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee pass one major hurdle by winning Iowa – and they won by a landslide. At the other end of the spectrum, two Democrats, Senator Chris Dodd and Joe Biden, drop out of the race. All this in the small Midwestern state whose citizens smashed voter turn out records. FSRN's Leigh Ann Caldwell reports from Iowa.

With violence continuing to escalate in Kenya over vote-rigging allegations in a tight presidential election last week, the US State Department is sending representatives to Kenya today to see what can be done to quell the crisis. Since Kenya is both a key economic partner and is strategically located as one of the allies the US wants to keep in the Bush Administration's so-called War on Terror, some are wondering what role the US will play to end the current chaos. FSRN Karen Miller has more from DC.

Kenya's opposition has ruled out joining any government of national unity set up by President Kibaki, and is instead calling for a transitional administration to clear the way for a rerun of the presidential election in three months. But in his first press conference since post-election violence erupted, President Kibaki has ruled out this option. FSRN's John Bwakali reports from Nairobi on what other options may be available.