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Ukraine's outgoing president, Leonid Kuchma, supports a restaging of the entire presidential election. But the opposition rejects this proposal, saying a new election would be too time-consuming. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

Ukraine's Supreme Court meets to discuss the country's disputed election and will consider ordering a new vote. The weeklong crisis has intensified long-standing divisions between eastern and western Ukraine. Now there is talk of secession. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

The Iraqi city of Samarra is calm Saturday after thousands of U.S. and Iraqi soldiers fought their way to the center of town Friday. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

In Egypt Secretary of State Colin Powell meets with foreign ministers from the Middle East and Europe. Powell says he had "rather direct" talks with Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa about the need to secure Syria's border with Iraq.

Congress wraps up its 2004 session over the weekend without taking final action on the bill to overhaul the U.S. intelligence agencies, and passage before the end of the year appears unlikely. NPR's Pam Fessler reports.

GOP leaders in Ohio are trying to challenge the validity of some voters' registration. Democrats say the challenge is unconstitutional. Several lawsuits remain unresolved. Janet Babin of member station WCPN in Cleveland reports.

In Indonesia's Aceh province, relief efforts focus on providing uncontaminated water to hundreds of thousands of survivors. Meanwhile, tons of food sits in warehouses, and more vehicles are needed to transport it. NPR's Adam Davidson reports.

President Bush holds a news conference at the White House, opening with a call to action on Social Security and touting progress in Iraq. He also announced the nomination of Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz as president of the World Bank.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee, by a vote of 16-2, votes to send the nomination of Condoleezza Rice for secretary of state to the full Senate. The vote took place on the second day of hearings in which Rice faced critical questioning, particularly for her role in the war on Iraq.

The Tony-winning actor Jerry Orbach, star for almost half a century on Broadway and television, died Tuesday at age 69 of prostate cancer. He was best known as the seen-it-all detective Lennie Briscoe on Law and Order. NPR's Gloria Hillard reports.