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This year the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company made a bid to buy the American oil company Unocal. The bid, later withdrawn, sparked a new controversy between Washington and Beijing and reinforced China's status as a competitor for fuel. Mike Shuster has the third part of his series on China-U.S. relations.

The first case before the Iraqi Special Tribunal examines Saddam Hussein's retaliation on the entire city of Dujail, in response to a botched assassination attempt. In an effort to root out the opposition Shia attackers, Hussein bulldozed countless buildings, imprisoned entire families, and signed off on more than 150 executions.

America's relationship with China is drawing renewed attention from the Bush administration. China is a growing economic power and is well along with a military modernization effort. What are China's ultimate intentions?

A very rare white giraffe has been photographed in Africa. Alex Chadwick talks with Wildlife Conservation Society researcher Charles Foley about his sighting in Tanzania.

Last-minute compromises have divided the Sunni Arab community in Iraq, which previously had been largely unified in its opposition of the country's draft constitution. This split has boosted chances the document will pass in Saturday's national referendum -- though other challenges remain.

The Iraqi parliament backs a last-minute deal meant to reassure Sunni Arabs and gain their support for the draft constitution ahead of Saturday's nationwide vote on the document. Kurd, Shiite and Sunni leaders hailed the news as evidence that different groups can work together in Iraq.

After months of rumors, Apple Computer unveils a new iPod with the ability to play video. It also made an unexpected announcement: a groundbreaking deal with ABC that will allow users to download episodes of shows such as Desperate Housewives from the iTunes store.

Steve Inskeep talks to Stephen Cohen, senior fellow of foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, about the political impact of the massive earthquake that shook Pakistan over the weekend.

Thousands of people are believed to died in Pakistan after a 7.6 earthquake hit the country Saturday. The quake also killed hundreds in neighboring India. Steve Inskeep talks to Alex Perry, Time magazine bureau chief in Kashmir, about rescue and recovery efforts.

Mohamed ElBaradei and the International Atomic Energy Agency that he leads win the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. Elbaradei was cited for addressing "one of the greatest dangers facing the world."