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Ohio Republican Jim Jordan says he will call for a third ballot vote in his bid to become speaker of the House.

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people.

The Presidio Pregnancy Center, affiliated with a national anti-abortion group, plans to open two facilities in Presidio and Alpine that advocates say will offer sorely needed maternal care and pregnancy education resources. Critics say such such facilities, often called “crisis pregnancy centers,” routinely mislead people and provide questionable health care.

In its update of ethics rules aimed at protecting patients, the Obama administration decided against a provision that scientists said would hinder research. Consumer advocates aren't happy.

A series of explosions Saturday in the Indian capital, New Delhi, left about 50 people dead. Bombs went off at three marketplaces in the city. The bazaars were crowded with shoppers preparing for major Hindu and Muslim holidays.

This weekend, Pakistan raised its estimated death toll from last week's earthquake to nearly 40,000, with more than 60,000 injured. A severe shortage of tents is hampering rescue and relief operations in the mountains there, where's it's been raining. There is a serious risk more people will now die for lack of shelter.

Iraqi authorities are investigating an apparent attempt to burn down the headquarters of the Iraqi Transitional Government, situated in the heavily guarded Green Zone. Earlier this week, Prime Minister Jaafari announced a new national security plan.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Bush announce that their nations have reached agreement on a landmark nuclear deal. Under the accord, India has agreed to separate its civilian and military nuclear programs. Civilian nuclear plants in India will now be open to international inspection.

Pakistan's president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, seeks to ensure another five-year term with a controversial political maneuver. His opposition says the tactic is illegal and unethical.

An explosion on a train in India has killed at least 66 people. Authorities think a crude bomb started a fire as the train headed to Pakistan. India's railway minister says the explosion was aimed at undermining the peace process between the nuclear-armed neighbors.