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Hundreds of people have died in post-election ethnic violence in Kenya. A hospital in Eldoret has received more than 70 bodies since election results were announced, including 17 burned alive in a church. Raila Odinga, who narrowly lost the presidential election, has called for protests Thursday.

Democratic presidential candidates try to score some last-minute points during their final debate in Iowa, which goes to the polls on Jan. 3. Voters are looking for a change of direction.

In January 2003, U.S. Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) took over as the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee and, as the ranking member, was briefed in February 2003 on the existence of videotapes of CIA interrogations.

As Kosovo's future remains in doubt, the city of Mitrovica, the province's most divided community, is noticeably tense. Members of the Serbian community say they can't live in an independent Kosovo under majority Albanian rule. Albanians driven from the north say they want to return to their homes.

Major League Baseball players are likely to respond with anger over the new report about steroid use in baseball, and make claims of hearsay. League officials and players knew what was going on and turned their backs because of statistics: homeruns, sold-out stadiums.

South Africa's ruling party, the African National Congress, chooses Jacob Zuma as its new leader, rejecting South African President Thabo Mbeki. That puts Zuma, a controversial politician, in a position to become or select the country's next president when Mbeki's term ends in 2009.

The American Red Cross reported it received 50,000 fewer donations than needed during the past few months. It's added an incentive to get people to donate during the months of July and August.

Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was targeted by gunfire and a suicide bomber after a political rally near the capital. She was declared dead by doctors at a nearby hospital. National Security Correspondent Jackie Northam and author Shuja Narwaz discuss Bhutto's assassination and what it will mean for parliamentary elections scheduled for January.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visit Iraq unannounced on Tuesday, but her trip was overshadowed by an incursion into the northern part of the country by Turkish troops hunting guerrillas of the Kurdish separatist group PKK. The U.S. has recently begun sharing intelligence with Turkey to pinpoint guerrilla positions.

In an emotional ceremony, the late Benazir Bhutto's nineteen-year-old son took his mother's place and was appointed chair of the Pakistan People's Party, Sunday. NPR's Philip Reeves reports from Pakistan.