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David D'Arcy reports on the latest in a long line of art shows featuring the work of popular artist Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibition of Van Gogh's portraits at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts is called Van Gogh: Face to Face. Like similar shows in the past it's expected to bring much foot traffic to an already crowded museum.

Host Bob Edwards talks to reporter Phil Mercer about the latest developments in Fiji. Yesterday nationalist rebel leader George Speight signed an accord with military chief Frank Bainimarama, which allows the rebels who overthrew the Pacific nation's elected government to have some influence in choosing a new administration. The agreement was reached in exchange for the release of the 27 prisoners held in Suva.

Reese Erlich reports from Dili, East Timor on the efforts of the United Nations to rebuild the shattered economy of the newly independent state. When East Timor voted for independence from Indonesia last August, Indonesian militias destroyed the country's infrastructure by burning many buildings and factories.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak faces a potential collapse of his government on the eve of a peace summit sponsored by the United States. Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat are expected to meet tomorrow at Camp David to try and seal a final peace treaty.

NPR's Michele Kelemen reports from Moscow that Russian authorities are investigating several business tycoons for crimes ranging from tax evasion to embezzlements. Some see this as the beginning of a long-needed crackdown on the so-called oligarchs, moguls who have had cozy ties with the Kremlin. Other Russians worry these cases could be politically motivated.

The Rev. Megan Rohrer will lead one of the church's 65 synods, overseeing nearly 200 congregations in Northern California and northern Nevada.

Listener Dave Treber plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

The families of 9/11 victims say the FBI document validates their claim that Saudi Arabia played a role in the attacks.

NPR's Michel Martin speak with Afghan journalist Bilal Sarwary about the effects the 9/11 terrorist attacks — and the war it prompted — had on Afghanistan and its people.

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we look at the effect those events and their aftermath had on the U.S. and Afghanistan.