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Poet Tracy K. Smith's three favorite poems of 2011 blur the private and public, the personal and political, and will refresh how you look at language and the world.

Also: "Relief rally" follows news of Spanish bailout; coma rumors swirl about Mubarak; Nadal wins record seventh French Open; France heads toward leftist government.

The deputy commander of the Yemeni-based terrorist network was reportedly killed along with six other militants.

Also: Yemen's Saleh hands over power to hand-picked successor; WikiLeaks starts releasing security firm Stratfor's emails; gunfire breaks out at an Ohio high school.

Abu Anas al-Libi is accused of orchestrating the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. He was captured during a commando raid in Libya.

Our top story continues to be Iraq. Baghdad remains tense after huge advances by militants towards the capital.We continue to follow a number of angles on…

NPR's Melissa Block reflects on the results of an annual survey about what most scares Americans. The nation's health care system, pollution and another world war rank in the top 10.

Clifford Sloan will reopen the Office of Guantanamo Closure. He has served in senior positions in both Democratic and Republican administrations.

Also: Cardinals prepare to begin papal conclave; U.S. and Afghan soldiers killed in "insider attack;" Obama to continue "charm offensive;" Harvard faculty stunned by search of their emails.

Also: More than 100 killed by fire at poultry plant in China; Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action could come Monday; and violent protests continue in Turkey.