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Chad is battling a rebellion that it says neighboring Sudan is sponsoring. The rebels are attempting to end the nearly 16-year rule of Chad's president. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Donald Yamamoto is visiting Chad this week to discuss insecurity in the central African country.

Women's figure skating got under way at the Winter Olympics in Turin on Tuesday. American Sasha Cohen came in first place after the short program, but only slightly ahead of Russian Irina Slutskaya, the reigning world champion.

Clashes between Sunni and Shiite Muslims continue in Iraq despite a curfew that has been extended for 24 more hours. There are efforts by both sides to stem the violence, which flared in earnest after the bombing of a Shiite Mosque in Samarra.

President Bush speaks with leaders of Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish political parties today, urging them to head off full-scale civil war in Iraq. Meanwhile, troops are on patrol as a curfew falls on Baghdad and other areas.

Belarus voters are expected to re-elect President Alexander Lukashenko Sunday. His opponents call for street demonstrations if voting irregularities emerge. U.S. officials acccuse Lukashenko of human rights abuses.

Sen. Robert Byrd has become the longest-serving senator in U.S. history. The West Virginia Democrat has held office for nearly 50 years, and will run for an unprecedented ninth term.

Saddam Hussein thought Russia and France would prevent an American-led invasion in the leadup to war in 2003. So says a Pentagon report that uses seized documents and interviews with former Iraqi officials to detail the last months of Saddam's regime.

Just as Democratic opponents appeared resigned over the likely confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) is pushing for a filibuster of the nomination.

In one of the most highly contested Olympic bids in history, the International Olympic Committee announces that the 2012 games will go to London. Paris seemed a near shoo-in, but a strong catch-up campaign from Britain brought the decision down to the wire.

The mayor of Tehran -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad -- has won Iran's presidency in a landslide. Friday's presidential runoff election was a setback for reformers who fear Ahmadinejad, 49, will take Iran back to the restrictions of the Islamic Revolution.