JIM LEHRER: The U.S. stepped up pressure on Pakistan today to fight al-Qaida. Vice President Cheney made an unannounced stop on his way home from Asia.
He met with President Musharraf, whose office issued a statement on the session. It said the vice president expressed U.S. apprehensions of al-Qaida regrouping in the tribal areas along the border with Afghanistan. The New York Times reported the U.S. has told Musharraf that Congress may cut aid to his country unless he does more.
But in Washington, White House Spokesman Tony Snow would not confirm that warning.
TONY SNOW, White House Press Secretary: I'll let others answer questions about what they think the political atmosphere here is in the United States. But obviously there's a lot more to do on this front. We have not been saying it's a tough message.
What we're saying is we're having -- the vice president is meeting with President Musharraf because we do understand the importance of making even greater progress against al-Qaida, against the Taliban.
JIM LEHRER: The Musharraf statement today said he told Vice President Cheney that Pakistan "has done the maximum" in fighting terror. We'll have more on this story right after the news summary.
Britain announced today it will send 1,400 more troops to southern Afghanistan; that would raise the total number of British forces in the country to about 7,700. Last week, Prime Minister Blair announced a major withdrawal from Iraq.
The violence in Iraq nearly claimed the life of the Shiite vice president today. He was speaking in the Mansour district of Baghdad when a bomb exploded. He was cut and bruised. At least 10 others were killed.
To the west, a suicide bomber blew up his car in Ramadi. At least 14 people were killed in that blast.
Amid the attacks, Iraq's other vice president, a Sunni, said the security crackdown in Baghdad failed to catch its targets off guard.
TARIQ AL-HASHEMI, Vice President, Iraq (through translator): I was hoping that the security plan should start along with all the requirements for success. One of those requirements for success is the element of surprise. The plan should start without advance notice so that justice can reach militia leaders, terrorists, death squads, and those involved in organized crime. This very regretfully did not happen.
JIM LEHRER: The Sunni official also complained the crackdown has not treated all groups equally.
But a spokesman for Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr said the operation is not doing enough. He said U.S. forces have too large a role.
Still, the U.S. military said today sectarian killings in Baghdad have fallen to the lowest level in almost a year.
U.S. officials also presented new evidence today of Iranian-made arms in Iraq. U.S. and Iraqi troops found them near Baquba on Saturday in a raid on a major weapons arsenal. Today, officials displayed the munitions for reporters. They said the material included parts for armor-piercing bombs believed to come from Iran.
The U.N.'s top court cleared Serbia today of genocide in Bosnia. In 1995, Bosnian Serbs killed nearly 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica. The Bosnians charged Serbia was responsible.
We have a report on the ruling at the International Court of Justice narrated by Bill Neely of Independent Television News.
BILL NEELY, ITV News Correspondent: The graves stretch across Srebrenica today, and Bosnia's bereaved still mourn the worst massacre in Europe in 50 years. Twelve years ago, the Bosnian Serb general, Ratko Mladic, surrounded the town and reassured the population of the U.N. "safe area" they'd be OK.
They weren't: Most of the men and boys in this picture were murdered. Mladic said he'd give Srebrenica as a gift to the Serbian people.
The U.N. and its troops failed to stop the massacre. Today, its highest court said that the atrocity constituted genocide, that Serbia had the power to foresee it and to prevent it, but that Serbia was not guilty.
JUDGE ROSALYN HIGGINS, International Court of Justice: ... by 13 votes to two, finds that Serbia has not committed genocide through its organs or persons.
BILL NEELY: Bosnian Muslims outside the court were livid, the protester yelling that her whole family was killed. Srebrenica itself, filled with widows, watched the verdict in disbelief.
These are their sons and relatives, teenagers, being led to their deaths; the cameraman telling the Serbs to hurry up because his battery is running low. The court found that, although Serbia supported and equipped the killers, it did not have effective control of them.
This man certainly had control in Serbia, but ex-President Milosevic died last year before charges of genocide at Srebrenica could be proved against him. Gen. Mladic certainly had control in Srebrenica, but he's been on the run for a decade, almost certainly in Serbia.
But Serbia, says the court, is not guilty, so the bereaved cannot claim compensation. They are still reburying the dead there, but only half the 8,000 killed have ever been found. They're still searching for the rest.
JIM LEHRER: The president of Serbia welcomed today's ruling, but he said his country must do more to find and hand over the top suspects.
The judge in the CIA leak trial dismissed a member of the jury today in Washington. The others resumed deliberating the case against Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the vice president's former chief of staff. He's accused of perjury and obstruction. The judge said the dismissed juror had seen or read something about the case that disqualified her.
The cost of mailing a letter may rise by two cents; the Postal Regulatory Commission made that recommendation today. A first-class stamp would cost 41 cents under the plan. Postcards would rise two cents, as well, to 26 cents apiece.
And a new "Forever" stamp would sell at the current first-class price, but cover any future increase without additional postage. The changes go to the postal service governors for final approval.
The largest power company in Texas, TXU Corporation, agreed today to the largest private buyout in U.S. history. A collection of companies will pay about $32 billion for the utility.
Under the deal, TXU agreed not to build eight coal-fired power plants to satisfy environmental groups. The buyout needs approval by shareholders and state and federal regulators. We'll have more on this story later in the program tonight.
On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 15 points to close at 12,632. The Nasdaq fell nearly 11 points to close at 2,504.
