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Even after the Iraqi government called for Shiite militias to lay down their weapons, little has changed. The Middle East Project Director for the International Crisis Group discusses the struggle for control.

More than 400 children are in state custody following a raid on a polygamist sect. We examine how the state is coping with the strain on the system.

A House committee votes to condemn the killing of 1.5 million Armenians in Turkey in World War I as an act of genocide. But the government of Turkey opposes the resolution — as does the Bush administration, which warns that relations with a key ally could be damaged.

Paula Newberg, author of Judging the State: Courts and Constitutional Politics in Pakistan, talks about who Benazir Bhutto is, why she's so popular, and why she's a target for assassination.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on one committee have struck a deal on the continuing use of domestic wiretaps in the war on terrorism. But other key figures in the Senate say the deal gives up too much.

Olympic champion sprinter Marion Jones has admitted using steroids in preparation for the 2000 Sydney Games and plans to plead guilty on Friday to lying about her drug use.

In Massachusetts, foreclosure filings have nearly doubled over the past year. People facing foreclosure rallied at the Massachusetts State House on Thursday.

Pakistan may be facing an uncharacteristically dramatic presidential campaign this fall, as President and Army Chief Pervez Musharraf faces a likely challenge from two former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto, and Nawaz Sharif.

At least three people died in an explosion at the Iraqi Parliament in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone on Thursday.

Over the last 35 years, Joe Biden has held some of the most powerful positions in the Senate. He started life as a stuttering young man in Scranton, Pa., however, with a fear of asking a girl on a date.