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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, president and military ruler of Pakistan, faces his most serious political crisis since seizing power in a coup in 1999.

Lead prosecutor Stephen Rapp talks about the charges against former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Taylor is pledging to boycott the proceedings. He stands accused of human rights violations in the 11-year civil war in Sierra Leone.

The former leader of Liberia, Charles Taylor, is on trial for sponsoring rape, torture and murder in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. Africa policy expert Emira Woods and former Taylor prosecutor David Crane discuss the significance of the trial and the former president's lasting mark on West Africa.

Congress this week expects to wrap up debate on immigration legislation. Lawmakers are getting an overwhelming number of phone calls against the bill, with people calling it amnesty for undocumented immigrants. But polls show public opinion is more complicated on the matter.

Federal education officials say the number of black and latino students who are taking Advanced Placement exams is surging across the country. Local educators say the trend has really picked up steam

President Bush is urging 15 major nations to agree on a global goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The plan isn't playing well with critics, including some leaders with whom the president will meet at upcoming G-8 economic talks.

At least 122 Americans were killed in Iraq in May, the third-highest monthly toll since the U.S.-led invasion. An rise in forces was aimed at giving the Iraqi government a chance to end internal conflicts. Is it working?

The Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez returns to his home village, Aracataca, Colombia, to mark his upcoming 80th birthday. It's the 40th anniversary of his masterwork, One Hundred Years of Solitude.

Retired generals have begun speaking out about what they say is the increasing politicization of the military. They say senior officers are expected to echo the Bush administration's official line on the war on terror.

Six years after meltdown drove more than half of Argentina's population into poverty, the economy has stormed back. From a small boot maker to an employee-run textile cooperative, businesses are enjoying export-led gains.