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Congressional investigators detail how lobbyists Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon collected and spent tens of millions of dollars from Indian tribes they represented. An Abramoff spokesman said the tribes gained "immense benefits" from the work.

Opposition leaders in Lebanon vow to continue street demonstrations until Syria pulls out of the country. Monday, the pro-Syrian government resigned under pressure from thousands of protesters.

Serbian TV recently broadcast a video showing killings in the 1995 massacre of Bosnian Muslims in Srebrenica. But a large number of Serbs continue to believe either that the video is a fake or that all sides committed atrocities and are equally guilty. Even so, Serbian President Boris Tadic plans to attend 10-year anniversary memorial of the massacre.

In Britain, investigators are saying the three explosions on the London Underground occurred within seconds of each other. Police say they are pursuing a number of leads and several names have already surfaced as possible suspects.

Police investigating the London transit bombings give more details about their inquiry, as they begin to release the names of some of the victims. British Prime Minister Tony Blair spoke in Parliament Monday, his first address there since last week's attacks.

Iraq's new National Assembly holds its second session in Baghdad's heavily guarded Green Zone. So far the legislators have been unable to fill key positions or form a new government. Shiites and Kurds have negotiated for weeks without reaching a power-sharing agreement.

Israeli demonstrators continue a standoff to oppose next month's planned withdrawal from Gaza. About 10,000 protestors have been camped out in a farming village in southern Israel since Monday. Israeli authorities said protesters would not be allowed to march in to Gaza as planned.

Oil prices closed Monday above $60 a barrel, another record. Growth in worldwide demand seems to be unaffected by the rise in prices, and U.S. drivers aren't doing much about it, either.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have sharply different responses to President Bush's prime-time speech on Iraq Tuesday. In it, the president acknowledged the "horrifying" quality of some images coming from Iraq -- but he maintained the sacrifice is worth it.

A divided Supreme Court rules that local governments may seize people's homes and businesses against their will for economic development. The 5-4 decision was a defeat for Connecticut residents whose homes were due to be demolished to make way for an office complex.