President Bush extended a law that could give some of the thousands of interpreters working for the American military refuge in the US under a special visa program.
Saying he could not ask his voters to risk their lives, Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the race, a move that seemed intended to force action from other nations.
The Saudis pledged to make only a slight increase in oil production, and the summit made plain how few options are available to push prices down from record levels.
The story of an analyst who interrogated Khalid Shaikh Mohammed without harsh tactics offers the closest look to date at the C.I.A.?s interrogation program.
AP - Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of Zimbabwe's violence-wracked presidential runoff Sunday, declaring that the election was no longer credible and the loss of life among his supporters was simply too high.
AP - Hundreds of wildfires sparked by lightning flared Sunday across the heart of wine country and remote forests in Northern California, the latest batch of destructive blazes in the bone-dry state.
AP - Rescuers searched Monday for survivors of a typhoon that capsized a ferry, flooded villages and left many hundreds dead or missing along its violent path.
Only three survivors have been found after a ferry carrying 749 people capsized near the island of Sibuyan, according to a Philippines Coast Guard official. The death toll from Typhoon Fengshen -- which stirred up seas in the region when it hit early Saturday -- has climbed to at least 120, according to the Red Cross.
Days after both men reversed course on major issues, the presidential campaigns of Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain spent much of Sunday's talk-show circuit working to ensure accusations of "flip-flopping" don't stick.