Politics Dec 18 Castro Letter Renews Questions over Future Cuban Leadership Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro conceded Monday that he might relinquish some formal leadership posts to make way for a new generation of leaders, a move that raised new speculation about his political future.
Politics Dec 18 Zuma Ousts Mbeki as ANC Leader in South Africa South Africa's ruling African National Congress elected former deputy president Jacob Zuma as its leader Tuesday, making him almost certain to succeed President Thabo Mbeki in 2009.
Nation Dec 14 NewsHour High-Definition Broadcast FAQ Editor's note: On Dec. 17, 2007, the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer will become one of the first television news programs to broadcast in high definition.
Nation Dec 14 $7.4B Pledged to Palestinians at Paris Meeting International donors pledged Monday to support the embattled Palestinian government of President Mahmoud Abbas, pledging billions in aid over three years -- a sum that topped the Palestinians' own expectations.
Science Dec 14 Senate Passes Energy Bill Without Oil Tax Hikes The Senate passed a pared-down energy bill Thursday night that raises fuel economy standards for the first time in more than three decades and mandates a six-fold boost in ethanol use by 2022.
Politics Dec 14 N. Korea Agrees to Uphold Nuclear Bargain On Thursday, North Korea reportedly responded to a letter President Bush sent earlier this month, saying it would live it up to its obligations to disarm its nuclear weapons program as long as the United States holds up its part…
Politics Dec 12 Peace Talks Resume Amid Violence in Gaza Strip The first Israeli-Palestinian peace talks in seven years got off to a shaky start Wednesday after Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas restarted the effort at a peace conference two weeks ago in Annapolis, Md.
Politics Dec 12 Tensions Rise in Lebanon after Bomb Kills General A car bomb killed one of Lebanon's top generals and his driver Wednesday, the military and state media said, adding more tension to the country's fragile political situation.
World Dec 11 Blasts Kill Scores at U.N. Buildings in Algiers The North African wing of al-Qaida is suspected of detonating twin car bombs that killed as many as 67 people near U.N. buildings in the Algerian capital Tuesday.
Politics Dec 10 Putin Eyed for PM Role in Likely Successor's Government Dmitry Medvedev, the man tapped as the likely successor to Russian President Vladimir Putin, offered the outgoing president a role in his government as prime minister once Putin is forced to step down in the spring.