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Rwanda broke diplomatic relations with Paris this week and expelled the French ambassador. The actions come after a French judge implicated Rwanda's president in the fatal crash of the plane carrying his predecessor. This event is widely seen as having signaled the start of the 1994 genocide in Rwanda.

Two years ago, the European Union agreed to formally open talks on Turkey joining the EU. Now the agreement is in jeopardy. One obstacle is Turkey's relationship with the island of Cyprus. The EU has given Turkey until mid-December to allow trade with Cyprus or likely face a cut-off of talks in certain areas.

Rebels and the government of Nepal have signed a peace deal. The agreement ends a 10-year insurgency, and begins a new political era in the Himalayan nation. Wednesday has been declared a national day of celebration for the accord.

Iraq and Syria say they are re-establishing full diplomatic ties, nearly a quarter century after breaking them. The announcement came amid a visit to Baghdad by Syria's foreign minister, his first since the U.S.-led invasion. The neighboring countries broke off relations in the early 1980s when Syria sided with Iran during the Iran-Iraq war.

A mass kidnapping at the Higher Education Ministry in Baghdad earlier this week is turning into a political crisis. Reports differ about who was behind the raid, how many were kidnapped, and the fate of the hostages. Host Madeleine Brand gets the latest from Los Angeles Times reporter Louise Roug, who's stationed in Baghdad.

The U.S. Army's 4th Infantry Division handed over responsibility for Baghdad to the First Cavalry Division Wednesday, but elsewhere, U.S. commanders are waiting for Iraqi forces to stand up so U.S. forces can stand down. The weakness of Iraqi forces was again demonstrated by the daytime kidnapping of scores of civilians Tuesday.

A bipartisan panel tasked with finding fresh approaches to Iraq meets this week with White House policymakers and British Prime Minister Tony Blair. The final report, expected next month, will likely call for major policy shifts.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair meets with the Iraq Study Group via video conference. Blair has been pushing for greater participation by Iran and Syria to address the violence in Iraq.

Sen. Carl Levin proposes a phased U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in the next four to six months. Ending America's "open-ended commitment" would force Iraqis to find a "political solution" to violence, the Michigan Democrat says.

Is Latin America turning to the left? We’ll talk about a new style of anti-American populism that makes it sound like the Cold War is still going strong.