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Days after Zimbabwe's opposition leader withdrew from the country's presidential runoff election, a spokesman for President Robert Mugabe dismisses allegations of violent tactics and voter intimidation.

Senator Barbara Boxer and other Senate Democrats want oil companies to use or lose their existing oil leases before opening up more of the U.S. coast to drilling. Eric Niiler reports from Capitol Hill

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Fearing for his safety, Zimbabwe's opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has sought refuge at the Dutch Embassy after pulling out of the presidential runoff on Sunday. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer explains the U.S. response to the situation in Zimbabwe, and what is being done to encourage a peaceful resolution.

A writer for The Guardian and an International Crisis Group deputy president talk about what other nations can and should do about the current political turmoil and economic meltdown in Zimbabwe.

On Monday, Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai pulled out of the country's upcoming presidential run-off election. For the latest developments, Farai Chideya talks with Clever Bere, president of Zimbabwe's National Student Union.

The U.N. Security Council condemned election violence in Zimbabwe, but journalist Peta Thornycroft says that won't affect the crisis. President Robert Mugabe and his generals "don't care what the world says" and are "beyond normal restraint," she says. Meantime, refugees in Harare are living in squalid conditions.

A federal appeals court has ruled that a prisoner being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should not be designated an enemy combatant. The prisoner is a Chinese Muslim known as a Uighur, who has been imprisoned for more than six years.

Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has ended his hopes to become the country's next leader. Just days before a special runoff election, Tsvangirai cited fatal intimidation tactics allegedly by supporters of his opponent, incumbent President Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwe freelance reporter Jeffrey Barbee explains the recent developments.

An African author is giving voice to the children of Africa who face hardships. Uwem Akpan discusses his new book of short stories, Say You're One of Them, and explains why he feels their stories must be told.