Video shows practice assassinations
SYDNEY, Australia -- Al-Qaida militants practiced carrying out a mass assassination of world leaders, according to a video obtained in Afghanistan and broadcast Sunday on Australian television.

Are prisons a breeding ground for terrorists?
Religion has often been part of the rehabilitation of inmates, but the "shoe bomber" case illustrates an abuse of the process.

Terror powers concern critics
Across the globe, governments are cracking down on liberties in the name of preventing terrorism. Some say the laws go too far.

India welcomes pledge, maintains force at border
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Pervez Musharraf's pledge to crack down on terrorism has failed to persuade India to ease the tense military standoff, and Kashmiri militants vowed on Sunday more attacks against Indian rule in the contested territory.

Haiti: How nation-building has gone awry
More than seven years after a U.S. invasion, Haiti struggles with extreme poverty and is close to political ruin.

Bush faints briefly while eating a pretzel
WASHINGTON -- President Bush fainted briefly in the White House residence Sunday after choking on a pretzel while watching a National Football League playoff game on television, White House physician Dr. Richard Tubb said.