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It's a new form of outsourcing: teachers in India are tutoring American children in math over the Internet. The Delhi-based company Career Launcher is one example: It contracts with a U.S. company to provide extra tutoring. The market has expanded since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Having sacked his government and seized power, Nepal's King Gyanendra's next move remains to be seen. Observers are particularly concerned with how he will approach the Maoist insurgents who control much of the mountain kingdom.

There has been an explosion of e-mail in offices across the country, and not all of it is spam. Business consultant Marilyn Paul offers ways to rein in e-mail — and make it a tool instead of a burden.

A new collection of short stories traces the coming of age of three sisters in Uganda. Author Doreen Baingana address issues of class, religion and cultural identity in Tropical Fish: Stories Out Of Entebbe. She talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

The commonly applied term of "mishap" for transportation misfortune in New Delhi, says Philip Reeves, hardly describes the reality of such incidents. He describes the perils of riding a motorcycle on the crowded streets of his neighborhood.

Telephone and Internet connections are only intermittently available in the wake of King Gyanendra's move to sack his government and assume power himself. The king is attempting to stifle public opposition to what some of his critics are calling a royal coup.

Robert O'Harrow, Jr. is a reporter for The Washington Post and an associate of the Center for Investigative Reporting. His new book is about how the government is creating a national intelligence infrastructure with the help of private companies as part of homeland security. Huge data-mining operations are contracted by the government to gather information on our daily lives. Information technology has enabled retailers, marketers, and financial institutions to gather and store data about us. O'Harrow's new book about this security-industrial complex is No Place to Hide: Behind the Scenes of Our Emerging Surveillance Society.

It's cold outside and the winter appetite steers the mind to thoughts of stew. NPR's Melissa Block gets some tips for making a fine stew from New York Times food columnist Mark Bittman.

After sacking the government and declaring a state of emergency, the Nepal's monarch, King Gyanendra, has named a new cabinet. The U.S. and others have objected to the move.

James Brown is also known as the Godfather of Soul and the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, among other titles. The 71-year-old singer is still touring, despite having prostate surgery in December. He's written a new memoir, James Brown: I Feel Good.