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It's been less than a month since a band of Islamist militants landed on the shores of Mumbai, India, and set off on a rampage that lasted three days. India says the attackers came by boat from Pakistan and belonged to a terrorist organization based there. Many questions remain about why the attacks happened, and who was really behind them.

Critics on the left are panning President-elect Barack Obama's choice of Rick Warren, an evangelical minister and author of The Purpose-Driven Life, to deliver the invocation at the inauguration. But in some ways, the two men share a worldview.

Zimbabwe is suffering from a humanitarian crisis. The political unrest in the region has the economy in shambles. Millions of people are affected by post-election violence, diseases and malnutrition. U.S. ambassador to Zimbabwe, James McGee, explains the challenges facing the African nation and how he would like regional leaders to help defuse the political standoff.

After Tony Blair was elected British prime minister in 1997, he blurred the line between the Labor Party and its usual opponent, the Conservative Party. But the global financial crisis has forced Prime Minister Gordon Brown to take the Labor Party back to a platform of nationalized banks, government assistance for industry and massive public borrowing. Critics say the Labor Party's Socialist roots are showing.

The president-elect's apparent pick to head the Department of the Interior has angered environmentalists, who say Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar is too tied to the mining and agricultural industries. Those groups say Salazar understands rural issues.

The California EPA says the state should immediately reduce the toxic substances in products and manufacturing processes. KPBS Environmental Reporter Ed Joyce has more.

The arrest of Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich raises the question: What separates the allegedly blatant selling of a Senate seat appointment from the usual political practice of quid pro quo?

President-elect Obama formally announced the members of his energy and environment teams Monday, making good on promises to focus on global warming with the appointment of a strong slate of candidates that includes Nobel laureate Steven Chu.

The Illinois Legislature began preparations for impeaching Gov. Rod Blagojevich nearly a week after he was arrested on federal public corruption charges. Meanwhile, Barack Obama's transition team said there were no inappropriate discussions between the president-elect's staff and Blagojevich.

A new Planned Parenthood initiative aimed at providing discounted health care during tough economic times is drawing both praise and criticism. Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, explains the idea behind the organization's gift certificates and why they are not concerned with critics.