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The results of last month's presidential election in Zimbabwe have yet to be announced. The government says they are in the process of verifying the votes, but leaders of the opposition claim long-term President Robert Mugabe is merely delaying the process in an attempt to retain power. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer discusses the ongoing political battle and potential international intervention.

Iran's president visited India and Pakistan this week in hopes of sealing a billion-dollar gas pipeline deal, which would link Iran to growing South Asian nations. The deal is opposed by the United States.

Former Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz is set to go to court Tuesday over the execution of dozens of merchants in 1992. Aziz also served as foreign minister in Saddam Hussein's government.

Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai escaped unhurt Sunday from an assassination attempt for which the Taliban took responsibility. Three people were killed in the attack, which occurred at an official celebration in the nation's capital.

Intelligence officials Thursday showed members of Congress videotape and other evidence to support their case that Syria was building a nuclear reactor with help from North Korea. The site was bombed by Israeli planes last year.

CIA officials brief Congress about video and photo evidence that a secret facility in Syria was a nuclear reactor near completion, and that North Korea was assisting in the project. Israeli aircraft bombed the complex last year.

Two former Marines are suing the Virginia-based contracting firm that handles security at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, and its British parent company for firing them after they accused the firm of misleading the State Department to win the embassy contract. The lawsuit is raising new questions about outsourcing security for diplomats abroad.

The Logan Act bans unauthorized U.S. citizens from negotiating with a foreign government. It was passed in 1799, and there are no recorded prosecutions under the law. Why is it an issue now? Two words: Jimmy Carter.

The top U.S. envoy to Africa, Jendayi Frazer, says that the leader of Zimbabwe's opposition party has won that nation's disputed presidential election outright. Frazer also tells journalists in South Africa that the White House backs Great Britain's call for an arms embargo against Zimbabwe.