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Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in a suicide bomb attack on her vehicle. An aide of Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party says the leader was dead. It was not immediately clear whether she was killed in the bomb or by gunfire that preceded the attack.

Kenyan voters decide the most hotly contested presidential election since gaining independence. It's one of the few serious elections since its British rulers left some 40 years ago. The main contenders are President Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, one of Kibaki's former Cabinet ministers.

Scherman's article came to the attention of Jeffrey Porro who showed it to his friend, writer and TV producer Robert Eisele. Eisele and Porro developed the idea and brought to Oprah Winfrey's company, Harpo Films. That's about the time that Denzel Washington came on board to direct and star as Tolson. The film marks his return to directing after making his directing debut in 2002 with another true story,

New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a vote to allow the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to demolish 4,500 public housing units, sparking violent protests in the city. Local activist Malcolm Suber discusses why some residents are outraged by the City Council decision.

Jakada Imani, the executive director of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, discusses why using eco-power for housing projects could be a solution for helping the environment and communities.

Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem

Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington's newest movie, The Great Debaters, opens in theaters tomorrow. Washington plays the lead role of the extraordinary professor and poet Melvin B. Tolson. He also directed the film.

Nepal's major political parties agree to abolish the world's last Hindu monarchy as part of a deal to bring former Communist rebels back into the government. No timetable has been set for the Communists to rejoin the government.

A political party affiliated with deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra says it has the support needed to form a coalition government after delivering a resounding election defeat to allies of last year's military coup.

In The Whisperers, Orlando Figes documents stories from victims of Stalin's Russia. During Stalin's dictatorship, many Russians reported on friends, neighbors and even family. Scarred by guilt and shame, many are now telling their stories.