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A group of World Bank employees charged with fighting corruption turned against Bank President Paul Wolfowitz this week. It's more bad news for Wolfowitz, who is preparing to face the World Bank committee that's investigating him on Monday.

The $124 billion supplemental bill to fund the war in Iraq is on its way to President Bush. He has vowed to veto it because it includes a timeline for troop withdrawals. The measure has brought a week of angry exchanges between the White House and Congressional Democrats.

It's a $38 million sacred cow. Free residential trash pick-up. But this time of year, when the city deliberates on its $3 billion budget, it may not be so sacred. Joanne Faryon is here to explain.

Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. military chief in Iraq, described the situation there as "exceedingly complex and very tough" during a press briefing Thursday morning.

While he has yet to be seen in public, Fidel Castro has apparently recovered enough from his surgery in August that he is meeting with foreign dignitaries and writing editorials in the state-run newspapers. But will the Cuban leader take the reins of power again?

A new report from the Department of Education says that most education software does not boost test scores. But districts that have spent large amounts of money are not ready to give up on it.

Opposition politicians in Nigeria are crying foul after the ruling party's candidate in last weekend's presidential election won by an overwhelming margin. Losers are challenging the results in court and threaten mass protests, but the likelihood the results will be overturned is slim.

Gen. David Petraeus visits Capitol Hill on Wednesday as the House of Representatives prepares to vote on a measure that will directly affect his mission in Iraq. The bill would both fund the war and set a timetable for U.S. withdrawal.

It might seem he has been running for some time, but Wednesday, Sen. John McCain of Arizona officially announces his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Republican political consultant Mike Murphy talks about McCain's prospects.

The Mexico City Assembly is poised to pass a measure that would legalize abortion during the first trimester. Current law only allows abortions in cases of rape or for medical concerns.