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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.

Addressing the Labour Party's National Policy Forum in London, Prime Minister Tony Blair says Islamic terrorism is based on an "evil ideology." Meanwhile, police confirm the identities of all four bombers accused of carrying out the July 7 attacks on London.

New Orleans is getting most of the nation's attention, but Hurricane Katrina's fury shattered Mississippi's coast, with stunning structural damage. Entire beachfront neighborhoods are gone in Gulfport, Waveland and other towns.

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry campaigns in North Carolina. Though President Bush dominated the South in the 2000 election, Kerry is not conceding it this year. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.