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In Zimbabwe, President Robert Mugabe's party has lost control of parliament. However, election officials still haven't announced the outcome of last weekend's presidential election, and there is a possibility of a second round of voting.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Thursday said his country will send hundreds of additional troops to Afghanistan's eastern region, which is more volatile. Sarkozy's decision is welcomed by NATO members, especially the United States, but unpopular at home.

Crowds of anti-China protesters — many chanting "free Tibet" — blocked the Olympic torch relay through the streets of Paris. Eventually, the torch was extinguished and transported by bus, which may hold implications for the torch's arrival in San Francisco Wednesday.

U.S. Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) responds to the latest congressional testimony from Gen. David Petraeus, the top military commander in Iraq. Clyburn explains why he opposes Petraeus' call to suspend troop withdrawals.

The Washington Post garnered the most Pulitzer Prizes this year with six. They included the prize for public service for reporting on the deplorable conditions for wounded servicemen and servicewomen at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

This week, NPR's Jennifer Ludden looked at what happens when a country — in particular, El Salvador — has to take back a large number of its own nationals deported by the United States. What are the effects of their migration and their return?

The Washington Post won six Pulitzer prizes, including the public service medal for exposing shoddy treatment of America's war wounded at Walter Reed hospital, and the breaking-news award for coverage of the Virginia Tech massacre.

Gen. David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker are back on Capitol Hill Wednesday, in an effort to convince lawmakers to freeze U.S. troop levels in Iraq after a small drawdown in the summer. Petraeus and Crocker appear before the House Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees today.

Zimbabwe's state newspaper predicts that there will be a runoff in last weekend's presidential vote. It could be the first time in 28 years that the country's autocratic leader has failed to win re-election. The Election Commission has yet to announce the outcome of the presidential vote.

Sen. Barack Obama gives his economic policy speech on the heels of Sens. Hillary Clinton and John McCain. How does his plan compare?