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An alliance of Central Asian states, as well as Russia and China, are calling on the Bush administration to set a date for withdrawing from military bases in the region. These bases have been vital to the military operations in Afghanistan.

President Bush announces his choice of federal judge John G. Roberts to replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on the U.S. Supreme Court. Roberts, 50, has served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit since 2003.

Israel masses tanks and troops on the border with the Gaza Strip and is threatening to invade if Palestinian militants continue rocket attacks on Israeli settlers. On Monday, militants launched more rocket and mortar fire, which Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has vowed to stop.

Israeli troops along the Gaza border await orders to move in to stop attacks by Palestinian militants. The renewed violence threatens Israel's pullout from the Gaza Strip scheduled for next month.

Aid groups estimate 300,000 of Zimbabwe's urban poor have lost their homes in a new push by President Robert Mugabe. He says "Operation Clear Out the Trash" will wipe out illegal ghettos in the capital of Harare and cut crime. But political opposition groups see the campaign as punishment against those who recently voted against Mugabe, many of whom live in the shanty towns. Haru Mutasa reports from Zimbabwe.

NASA engineers are struggling to get to the bottom of a mysterious technical problem that scrubbed Wednesday's planned launch of the space shuttle Discovery. Astronauts were already on board when word came that the launch was a no go. They now need to wait at least days if not weeks for another chance.

Lance Armstrong recaptured the lead in the French Alps during Tuesday's leg of the Tour de France. Armstrong's Discovery Channel teammates played a pivotal role in his resurgence. If the team continues to perform well, it will be difficult for competitors to deny them a victory.

African musicians Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi have dealt with Zimbabwe's political upheaval in far different ways. They explore their differing views on two new CDs. Banning Eyre has a review of both.

Anthony Glees, director of Brunel University's Center for Intelligence and Security Studies, discusses what can be done to improve anti-terrorism intelligence in Britain.

When President Bush names a successor to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, it will likely spark a contentious hearing at the Senate Judiciary Committee. Based on previous appellate judge battles, Democrats are preparing questions for O'Connor's successor.