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Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran and called for a tougher stance on China in a radio debate in Iowa Tuesday, broadcast by NPR and Iowa Public Radio. The forum comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, as polls show a tight three-way race.

Taliban extremists are making aggressive inroads from tribal areas along the Afghanistan border to towns and villages further inside Pakistan. Though the army says it has the militants on the run, there are doubts about whether Pakistan's armed forces can keep them at bay.

This weekend, voters rejected constitutional changes that would have given Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez added powers. Chavez said his acceptance of the outcome proves he's no dictator, but that this isn't the end of his effort to reform the constitution.

President Vladimir Putin's party won a landslide victory in parliamentary elections Sunday. International observers condemn the elections, saying they were not free or fair. But Russian officials, including Putin himself, dismiss the criticism, saying it is politically driven from the West.

America changed drastically following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. As it fights two wars abroad and terrorism at home, the U.S. psyche is fixed on who the enemy is and how it will strike.

The American delegation to a U.N. conference on climate control tries to defend U.S. reluctance to commit to global policies on climate change, describing instead how it's countering global warming. Experts call for a new pact stemming the destructive rise in world temperatures.

Pakistan rejects the nomination papers of opposition leader Nawaz Sharif, possibly disqualifying him from the country's crucial parliamentary elections. The move could deepen the political crisis engulfing Pakistan.

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, who lost an intensely fought referendum that would have allowed him to serve indefinitely, said Monday that he might have reached too far.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has led his party to a landslide victory in parliamentary elections. But opposition groups say voter fraud was widespread. They accuse the authorities of rigging the vote to let Putin retain power after his presidential term ends.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has suffered a startling defeat in a referendum that would have greatly enhanced his power, including ending presidential term limits. Voters rejected the referendum, 51 percent to 49 percent. Opponents said the country was hurtling toward dictatorship.