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Pope John Paul II's fragile health has stabilized after Tuesday night's urgent hospital treatment for breathing difficulties. The Vatican says there is no cause for alarm, but the 84-year-old pontiff will remain hospitalized for the time being.

Tonight is Dan Rather's last evening in The CBS Evening News anchor chair after 24 years on the broadcast. Ken Auletta, a reporter for The New Yorker magazine, followed Rather as he prepared for his final newscast. He discusses Rather's legacy.

One year ago this week, graphic and disturbing photographs were splashed across newspapers and television screens around the world. The pictures showed American servicemen abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison. Much has unfolded since those photographs were made public.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan says a combination of the current deficit and the unpredictable aspects of health care entitlement programs could put future federal budgets on an "unsustainable path."

On the eve of the yearly session of the National People's Congress, China announces a major increase in its military budget. In Taiwan there are mounting fears, as China's parliament prepares to pass an anti-secession law aimed at blocking Taiwan from declaring independence.

The Senate Banking Committee holds a hearing to look into the security of consumer information and possible privacy protections to prevent identity theft. At least three major companies -- most recently, Lexis-Nexis -- have suffered security breaches in private databases containing consumer data.

Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan reach a political compromise as they struggle to restore order after the ouster of the government last week. Opposition leader Kurmanbek Bakiyev is named interim prime minister, but he says he will recognize the parliament chosen by recent elections -- which protesters charge were unfair.

When another earthquake shook Indonesia Monday, the United Nations, Red Cross and other humanitarian groups quickly responded. U.N. emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland discusses how he directs the flow of billions of dollars of aid money into the disaster-struck region.

Syria now says it will have all its forces out of Lebanon by the end of April, ending three decades of military involvement. It also says it will allow the United Nations to verify the pullout.

Voting in Zimbabwe begins amid fears of fraud. President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zanu party is expected to dominate the parliamentary elections. Zimbabwe has sunk into international isolation and a deep economic crisis under the Zanu and Mugabe's leadership.