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A U.N. report on the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri implicates Syria in his death and raises more dark questions about Syrian involvement in Lebanon.

Polling stations in Haiti stayed open into the night for the country's first presidential election since Jean-Bertrand Aristide was ousted two years ago. There were some violent incidents and a few deaths were reported, but the balloting was largely free from the widespread violence so many had feared.

Western nations rush to evacuate thousands of citizens from Lebanon as Hezbollah militants and Israel continue to pound each other for a sixth day. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says he will not stop a military barrage against Hezbollah until the militia group returns two kidnapped Israeli soldiers.

Goldman Environmental Prize winner Silas Siakor's reports on illegal logging in Liberia helped persuade the U.N. Security Council to ban Liberian timber exports. That stripped warlords of key income and led to political change. Siakor looks back... and forward.

As it prepares to hold its first direct elections in 46 years, the Democratic Republic of Congo faces steep hurdles, including how to get election material to 50,000 polling stations. Some observers say Congo isn't ready for Sunday's balloting.

We listened to thousands of minutes of student podcasts and curated a list of episodes that will make you laugh, smile, or stop to think for a minute.

Syria must decide how to respond to the U.N. resolution demanding its cooperation in the probe into the murder of former Lebanese leader Rafik Hariri. The next report in the inquiry is due Dec. 15, and Damascus is already facing complaints about its leadership.

Rydell, along with James Darren, Fabian and Frankie Avalon, was part of a wave of wholesome teen idols who emerged after Elvis Presley and before the rise of the Beatles.

So far, about one-quarter of Ukraine's 44 million people have fled their country due to the war, according to the U.N. Here are tips to avoid falling victim to online scams.

The surging water from the Kakhovka dam is likely to cause widespread flooding and poses an additional risk to an already troubled nuclear plant. Russia says Ukraine is to blame.