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South Korean voters are set to go to the polls to elect a new president. But unlike most elections over the past 20 years, North Korea and its nuclear weapons are not a major issue. That's because of the Sunshine Policy which has included 10 years of engagement with North Korea.

A letter from a hostage held by Colombian Marxist guerrillas has brought renewed attention to the country's kidnapping epidemic. Noted author and politician Ingrid Betancourt, held by the rebels since 2002, wrote the anguished 12-page letter to her mother.

Syria and the United States are weighing a new relationship after years of mutual distrust. The fragile opening came last month, when the Bush administration invited Syria to attend a U.S.-sponsored conference to revive negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.

As Kosovo's future remains in doubt, the city of Mitrovica, the province's most divided community, is noticeably tense. Members of the Serbian community say they can't live in an independent Kosovo under majority Albanian rule. Albanians driven from the north say they want to return to their homes.

U.S. intelligence services say that Iran does not have an active nuclear weapons program; Russia and China are likely to continue to resist the tough diplomatic approach favored by the U.S. The Bush administration has offered to talk to Iran only if it suspends uranium enrichment activities.

National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley discusses the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran, and how the intelligence reversal will affect international diplomacy on Iran. He says the report confirms that Iran had a convert program that could be restarted at anytime.

Democratic presidential candidates clashed over Iran and called for a tougher stance on China in a radio debate in Iowa Tuesday, broadcast by NPR and Iowa Public Radio. The forum comes just one month before the Iowa caucuses, as polls show a tight three-way race.

President Bush went before reporters to defend his harsh criticism of Iran following the release of a U.S. intelligence report contradicting the White House claim that Tehran is pushing ahead with a nuclear weapons program.

Crowds of Sudanese protesters in Khartoum are calling for the death of a British teacher who was convicted of insulting Islam after her class named a teddy bear Muhammad.

Pervez Musharraf was sworn in Thursday as a civilian president and promised to lift the state of emergency he imposed earlier this month by Dec. 16. He also said he would restore the country's constitution before parliamentary elections in January.