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Music can capture the elation of new love or the crushing sadness of a breakup. But annoying music makes the perfect soundtrack for wallowing in self-pity. Jim Nayder of The Annoying Music Show! recalls some particularly annoying love songs.

Listeners respond to the interview with Hamza Yusuf, a prominent Muslim-American cleric, about the recent killing of Aasiya Hassan in Buffalo, N.Y.

Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's decision to attack a rebel FARC encampment in Ecuador was widely seen in Latin America as a territorial violation. NPR's Juan Forero and Cynthia Arnson, of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, discuss the conflict.

The Newsweek journalist writes that the NYPD has become one of the world's best intelligence-gathering operations; his book Securing the City explores New York City's creation of an elite counter-terror force.

Food guru Mark Bittman and chef Chris Schlesinger have been at odds for years over just the right way to cook. They debate simple vs. fancy techniques for summer grilling.

Two car bombs explode outside a military base west of Baghdad, wounding American and Iraqi troops. U.S. officials say September has set a record for car bombings, with 30 so far. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

In a colorful new cookbook, Alabama chef Frank Stitt shares moutwatering recipes from his award-winning restaurant Highlands Bar and Grill. He talks with NPR's Debbie Elliot about the tradition of food in the South.

India must cut back its imports on Iranian oil by June 28 or face U.S sanctions. A new law targets Iran's central bank, which is used for oil transactions, and it penalizes foreign countries that ignore the sanctions.

New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton enters the race for the Democratic nomination to be president in an announcement on her Web site.

President Bush visited Montana Thursday to help Sen. Conrad Burns' bid for a fourth term. Burns has been trailing his Democratic opponent, Jon Tester, mostly due to fallout from contributions Burns received from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But the race is tightening; many see it as going down to the wire.