Radio Pangaea: Has Everyone Gone Mad?

A government task force says BP's blown-out well may have been spewing as much as 2.1 million gallons of oil per day — or twice as much as the government's previous worst-case estimate. Iran's top human rights official accused the United States on Friday of kidnapping and illegally detaining Iranians. Volkswagen AG is recalling nearly 16,000 Routan minivans to address fire concerns involving latches on the sliding doors. NATO commanders in Afghanistan conceded that the military push to secure the Taliban's spiritual capital will take longer than anticipated. The European Union Naval Force says a cargo ship held for more than five months by Somali pirates has been freed after a ransom was paid. Sudan's police chief says four men sentenced to death for killing an American diplomat two years ago have escaped from prison. The wife of a Lebanese TV psychic convicted in Saudi Arabia on charges of witchcraft appealed for her husband's release on Friday, just months after he escaped beheading in the kingdom.