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Randall Tobias, in charge of the Bush administration's foreign aid programs, stepped down this week after allegations were published that he retained the services of an escort service.

As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe makes his first visit to the United States, an old issue is expected to emerge: Japan's World War II decision to force Korean women into brothels. Abe has been reluctant to apologize for the practice.

Strobe Talbott, the architect of U.S. policies toward Russia during the Clinton administration, says that late Russian president Boris Yeltsin stood up to the worst of Russia's Soviet past, moving the country toward an open society. Yeltsin also helped Vladimir Putin to become president, Talbott says.

The United Nations is holding a two-day conference in Geneva to focus attention on the plight of Iraqi refugees. More than two million Iraqis have fled to neighboring countries; almost that many are displaced inside Iraq. One group that is at special risk: Iraqis who have worked as translators for U.S. troops and diplomats.

North Korea has agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors to verify that the country is shutting down a nuclear reactor, according to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, who led an American delegation on a White House-approved four-day trip to North Korea this week.

A draft report released Friday warns that climate change could threaten the lives of hundreds of millions of people in the decades to come. The international panel of scientists predicts drought and drying in many regions, including the American West.

When New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson went to Sudan to broker a peace deal, he went as a private citizen, and with the blessing of the State Department. This week, President Bush blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's trip to Syria. Former presidential envoy George Mitchell discusses freelance diplomacy.

The 15 British sailors and marines Iran captured two weeks ago are home. Britain says it hopes to resolve any future disagreements peacefully.

A British navy crew returned home Thursday from Iranian captivity, after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced their surprise release, ending a two-week crisis. The 15 sailors and marines broke open champagne and changed into fresh uniforms on the flight home.

The 15 British sailors and marines captured by Iranian forces in disputed waters are back in London. After nearly two weeks, they were suddenly freed by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.