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At Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Salim Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to 66 months in prison, minus time served.

Pervez Musharraf has resigned as Pakistan's president under threat of impeachment. It may be the final act in a long confrontation between Musharraf and the political opposition that has accused him of illegally seizing power and mishandling the country's economy. Shuja Nawaz, a Pakistani journalist and author, explains issues facing that nation's government.

India's billion-plus population is mad for movies, and Hollywood is hungry for a piece of the Hindi film market. Sony Pictures took the plunge recently with a highbrow romance — and found itself going head to head on opening weekend with a home-grown superstar.

The Guantanamo trial of Osama bin Laden's drivers ended last week in a startling defeat for the prosecution. Salim Hamdan was acquitted of conspiring with al-Qaida to attack the United States. One of the jury members says the prosecution failed to convince the jury that Hamdan was a hardened al-Qaida warrior.

At the Family Leader summit in Des Moines, GOP presidential hopefuls will try to convince Iowa's influential evangelical voting bloc they have the conservative credentials to win the caucuses.

After one of the main ingredients in a classic version of the icebox cake was discontinued, fans are scrambling to find alternatives for their no-bake summer dessert fix.

The Federal Reserve has cut a key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, seeking to stem the flow of bad news surrounding the U.S. economy. The action pushes the federal funds rate down to 2 percent — the lowest level since late 2004.

Two former Bear Stearns hedge fund managers are in custody after being charged with concealing problems that eventually led to the collapse of the funds. The demise of the two funds helped trigger the broader credit crisis.

The Elders, a leading human rights group, is demanding that longtime Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe step down. Mugabe was sworn in on Sunday amid allegations of violence and intimidation of the opposition. Former Irish President Mary Robinson and Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, both members of The Elders, discuss the situation.

After a long debate as to whether to pull out of the election, presidential canditate Morgan Tsvangirai cited mounting violence to end his runoff against Robert Mugabe. Tsvangirai said a free and fair election was not possible in Zimbabwe.