Timeline of the kidnapping of soccer star Robson (aka Robinho) de Souza's mother.

Characterizing the racial breakdown of Brazil is even more complex than characterizing that of America.

Filmmaker Benito Montorio discusses shooting in the crime-ridden city of São Paulo and sacrificing his personal safety for the sake of capturing the truth while making "Ransom City."

WIDE ANGLE presents a photo essay of the faces, the identities, and the shades of modern Brazil.

Extortion through kidnappings has become a constant presence in the daily routine of citizens of São Paulo.

Timeline of the Turkish debate between secularism and Islam, from Ataturk to today.

For years, Turkey's pious Muslims have been pushed to the fringes of the stridently secular country. Now Muslims are embracing capitalism and commerce.

The jostling together of European fads, age-old rural folkways and Islamic fervor has been a fact of Turkish life for a long time.

Learn more about Turkey from these additional web resources.

Filmmakers Jon Alpert and Matthew O'Neill discuss the relationship between East and West, the challenges of shooting in Turkey, and what they learned about the Turks while filming the program.

August 15, 2006: Michael Elliott, Editor of Time International, discusses social, political, and economic development in India with anchor, Daljit Dhaliwal.

(August 1, 2006) One day, Danish artist and pilot Simone Aaberg Kærn reads in her morning paper the story of a 16-year-old Afghan girl who dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. Flying 3,000 miles from Denmark to Kabul in her rickety canvas-covered plane, Kærn vows to find young Farial and make her airborne dream come true.

Read more facts about women and flying in the Middle East.

Examine the work of politically motivated performance and conceptual artists in the photo essay.