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The United States and North Korea have wrapped up historic talks on establishing diplomatic ties. The Bush administration wants North Korea to eliminate all nuclear weapons as a step toward normalizing relations.

The regime change that followed the sudden death of Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmenistan's self-declared president for life, has raised questions about presidential succession in neighboring Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.

This week, a top U.S. diplomat will talk with his North Korean counterpart about normalizing ties. Last week, the United States agreed to take part in a meeting later this month in Iraq that will include Iran and Syria. Why is the U.S. suddenly willing to talk to countries that it has been keeping at arms length?

Foreign diplomats have long been accused of abusing domestic workers. Three former servants are suing a Kuwaiti diplomat, alleging that he treated them like slaves. But he's protected from their lawsuit by diplomatic immunity.

In 2003, Timothy Carney went to Baghdad to run the Ministry of Industry and Minerals. He left after just two months on the job, returning highly critical of the Bush administration's tactics in Iraq. Earlier this year, he was called to return and oversee reconstruction efforts as Coordinator for Economic Transition in Iraq.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the Bush administration will join an Iraqi-sponsored meeting with Iran and Syria. The purpose will be to search for ways to stabilize Iraq.

Ambassador Tim Carney left Iraq three years ago, angry that the Bush administration had made policy there without consulting Iraqis. Surprising Carney and many others, President Bush asked that he return as an economic coordinator.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the U.S. will enter Iraqi-sponsored talks with Iran and Syria. Former Rep. Lee Hamilton, co-chairman of the Iraq Study Group, calls it "a positive and a constructive" first step toward opening communications with Iran.

Thousands of people trying to leave Sri Lanka's Jaffna peninsula are trapped by ethnic conflict. The peninsula is held by the Sri Lankan government. The territory just to the south is in the hands of Tamil Tiger rebels.

British troops preparing to depart Basra in southern Iraq say the Iraqi army is well trained, but they remain concerned about the quality and capability of local police. Power has shifted to local militias.