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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.

Visiting Kiev ahead of this week's NATO summit in Romania, President Bush says he supports the idea of extending possible NATO membership to Ukraine and Georgia — even in the face of strong Russian opposition.

Hungry for trade with resource-rich Latin America, the Chinese are binding themselves closer to the continent, snapping up commodities such as Brazilian soy in record amounts. However, some in Brazil see China as posing a threat as well as an opportunity.

There's been no love lost between President Robert Mugabe and a succession of American leaders. The election in Zimbabwe could provide an opportunity for improved relations between the African nation and the United States.

For more on Zimbabwe's election process and what the results might mean for the country's future, Farai Chideya talks with Emira Woods, co-director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies.

This week, Zimbabwe's opposition claims a big lead in votes, but the final results from Saturday's key parliamentary elections are still trickling in. For more, Farai Chideya talks with Imani Countess, senior director of public affairs for TransAfrica Forum.

Congress is back to work on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers have a busy agenda filled with plans to address the housing crisis and make another attempt to force a change in direction in the Iraq war.

Founded nine months ago, the radical Left Party has become a political force in Germany with its message of social justice, forcing the country's ruling coalition to adopt a minimum wage and other policies it once opposed.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson resigns amid a criminal investigation following allegations of favoritism in HUD projects.

The new Lebanese film