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Prosecutors formally accuse a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, who vanished nearly 15 years ago while on a family vacation. She was 3 years old at the time.

Daniel Roher's film about Russian dissident Alexei Navalny offers intimate, sometimes amazing access to the bravery — and human cost — of opposing a despot.

U.N. diplomats had hoped several thousand French troops would join the new peacekeeping force in Lebanon. To their disappointment, President Jacques Chirac announces that France will add only 200 troops to its 200 peacekeepers who are already part of the U.N. force in Lebanon. Diplomats fear that France's decision will have a chilling effect on the effort to put a robust force in place.

On Sept. 11, 2001, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) recorded the voices of military airspace controllers after planes crashed into the World Trade Center. Those tapes, previously withheld from the public, show an air traffic control system in disarray.

The cease-fire between Hezbollah and Israel seems to be holding in its second day, prompting many Lebanese to return home and Israelis to cautiously emerge from bomb shelters in northern Israel. Some minor clashes were reported within Lebanon as Israeli troops begin to withdraw.

Want to have a professional take your picture in a National Park? You'd better plan ahead. The Park Service has been ordered by Congress to start charging photo permit and location fees to some photographers. Host Debbie Elliott looks at the new policy and how it's playing out on the National Mall in Washington.

As many as 200 people died Friday when a gas pipeline exploded in the outskirts of Lagos, Nigeria. Authorities believe the pipeline ruptured as thieves were attempting to steal gas from it.

In delivering the the National Endowment for the Humanities' Jefferson Lecture, author Tom Wolfe argued that the evolution of mankind was forever altered when it harnessed the power of speech.

An American labor group has investigated conditions in Jordanian garment factories and says that foreign workers are being enslaved in sweatshops. Under a free-trade agreement with the U.S., the factories are producing items for Target, L.L. Bean and other major American retailers.

Voters in the oil-rich Gulf Emirate of Kuwait go to the polls. Candidates are vying for 50 seats in Parliament. For the first time, women are allowed to vote and run for office. Female candidates have struggled to gain recognition but their efforts, and an anti-corruption movement, have shaken up the quiet country.