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Early results of Senegal's presidential election show President Abdoulaye Wade with a lead over 14 challengers. He's hoping to avoid a runoff.

After decades of success, director Martin Scorsese has his first Oscar. His film The Departed also won Best Picture. Among actors, Forest Whitaker was honored for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, Helen Mirren for The Queen.

The news from Africa includes a presidential election in Senegal on Sunday featuring an octogenarian incumbent and 14 challengers. And violence from Sudan's Darfur region continues to spill into neighboring Chad.

There's a presidential election in Senegal Sunday. The small nation is one of Africa's most stable democracies. But its economy remains so poor that tens of thousands of young men have been leaving the country at an alarming rate.

British troops preparing to depart Basra in southern Iraq say the Iraqi army is well trained, but they remain concerned about the quality and capability of local police. Power has shifted to local militias.

Members of the House passed a nonbinding resolution opposing President Bush's troop surge in Iraq last week. Some leading Senate Democrats are now trying a new tack, aiming to repeal the 2002 use-of-force authorization Congress issued to President Bush.

This week, the Chula Vista City Council voted to oppose the construction of a new power plant on the city's bay front, and to support the demolition of the existing South Bay power plant. Where will

Reporter Precious Shumba discusses the hazards of covering the news in Zimbabwe. Shumba is one of the most outspoken critics in the media of Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.

Zimbabwe sees political unrest, as President Robert Mugabe attempts to postpone the country's presidential election. Meanwhile, thousands of protesters take to the streets after Mugabe refuses to let an opposition party host a public rally. Charlayne Hunter-Gault talks with Farai Chideya.

Sallai Meridor recently arrived in Washington to serve as Israel's ambassador to the United States. His tenure begins at an important juncture: The Middle East peace process is in a multi-sided stalemate. And the region is adjusting to the news that Iran has defied the United Nations in enriching uranium.