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President Joseph Kabila has won a tense runoff election in the Congo. Supporters of opponent Jean-Pierre Bemba claim fraud gave Kabila the win. Some are threatening violence. Civilians will be the ones caught in the crossfire if there is a return to fighting in the country.

Democrats in the House of Representatives meet Thursday to elect leaders for the upcoming Congress. California's Nancy Pelosi is set to become speaker of the House. She's endorsed Pennsylvania's John Murtha to be the majority leader. But critics have raised questions about whether Murtha is the best person to end the culture of corruption in Washington.

A delegation of four American experts who visited North Korea recently describe a renewed confidence among North Korea's leaders as a result of its successful nuclear test. They also got a clearer idea of why North Korea has agreed to renew talks.

Gen. John Abizaid, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East, appears before the Senate Armed Service Committee. He stresses the need for continued flexibility and discourages calls for a timetable to withdraw.

The Al Jazeera English news channel will begin airing Wednesday. But it remains to be seen how many Americans will -- or can -- tune in to the channel, which has hired well-known journalists from the BBC, CNN and ABC News. America's cable providers have shunned the Qatar-based network's first English-language offering.

Sen. Carl Levin proposes a phased U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in the next four to six months. Ending America's "open-ended commitment" would force Iraqis to find a "political solution" to violence, the Michigan Democrat says.

President Bush welcomes the 10 members of the Iraq Study Group to the Roosevelt Room in the White House, where he received a preview of the recommendations they will offer for U.S. policy in rebuilding Iraq.

The Wednesday announcement of Rumsfeld's resignation may represent the first step in a new approach to the Iraq War. Host Andrea Seabrook speaks with Richard Perle, who has served as chairman of the Defense Department's Defense Policy Board during this administration and is seen as one of the architects of the Iraq War.

President Bush meets with the new leaders of the Senate, Democrats Harry Reid of Nevada and Richard Durbin of Illinois, who benefited from their party's strong showing in Senate races this week. The new Senate and House mean President Bush will need new strategies for his final two years in office.

Speculation over the health of President Fidel Castro has a variety of American business people wondering if Cuba will soon become a major economic opportunity. Fidel Castro is sick -- but few feel certain about how sick the longtime leader is. His brother, Raul, is running the country on an interim basis.