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As part of its "Way Forward" restructuring campaign, the Ford Motor Company says it will reduce its fourth-quarter vehicle production by 168,000 in North America, compared with a year ago. That's down more than 20 percent. The company hopes to reduce bulging dealer inventories by temporarily shutting down ten plants. Analysts say the production cuts could pay off if Ford's new models prove popular.

As they start to return home from their positions in southern Lebanon, many Israeli soldiers are disillusioned and disappointed. They believe that the goals of the war -- releasing the two captured soldier and defeating Hezbollah -- were not met. The soldiers blame military commanders and Israeli intelligence for the failures.

Higher-than-expected tax revenues in the United States are expected to make a dent in the federal deficit, according to early reports. According to The New York Times, corporate taxes, taxes on stock-market profits and taxes on executive bonuses are mostly responsible for the higher revenues.

Brooklyn-based Oneida is a decade-long staple of the New York rock scene. Critics call Happy New Year the band's most complete CD yet, an "unhinged plunge into 60s psych-rock."

A disturbing form of tuberculosis has shown up among people infected with HIV in South Africa. It's resistant to all known TB drugs and is usually fatal. Health experts are concerned it will spread. But they also say new forms of this superstrain can be prevented by distributing TB drugs along with anti-HIV drugs.

The pop star has spent a life on the go, so the pandemic offered him a rare chance for reflection, to separate the person from the pop star. Also, of course, to record a new album.

Thailand remains relatively calm, despite the fact that the government was ousted Tuesday. The coup was led by the military, which has promised to turn the government over to civilians sometime in the next few weeks.

Indonesia is struggling to deliver aid to people who survived an earthquake that killed more than 5,400 people over the weekend. At least 22 countries have pledged to help relief efforts. At the same time, Indonesian authorities continue to watch for the eruption of an active volcano in the area. And six more human cases of bird flu have been reported.

Afghanistan is experiencing the worst fighting involving the Taliban since the fundamentalist Islamic movement was overthrown in late 2001, and much of the conflict has been focused in southern Afghanistan. News of rioting in Kabul following a deadly accident involving a U.S. convoy is spreading throughout the country. Robert Siegel talks with Ivan Watson, reporting from the Afghan city of Kandahar.

Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrullah broadcast a televised statement, promising further surprises for Israel after the guerrilla group launched rockets into the Israeli city of Haifa, killing eight Israelis. United Nations and European diplomats shuttled to Beirut on Sunday for talks with the Lebanese government.