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Syria's ruling Baath Party holds a congress where President Bashar al-Assad tells delegates that the priorities facing the country were the economy and fighting corruption. He also told members not to be influenced by international pressures for reform.

Scientists have developed vaccines that protect against the deadly Ebola and Marburg viruses. They hope to test the vaccines -- successful in experiments with monkeys -- on humans in two to three years. The viruses are at the top of experts' list of bioterrorism threats.

The head of character animation at DreamWorks, Rex Grignon, tells us what he's reading. Grignon worked on Shrek, DreamWorks' first film Antz, and on the new comedy Madagascar. His book choices are usually not job-related.

Hundreds of Iranian women protested against gender discrimination, just five days before the country holds presidential elections. The demonstrations came as several people died in a series of explosions.

Some people have had trouble getting Paxlovid pills quickly, despite the administration's effort to ease access after a COVID test confirms infection.

The United States will need a prison like that in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, until the war on terror is over, says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Recent reports had suggested that the facility be closed.

The House of Representatives is reviewing legislation that would require the United States to take a stronger role in preventing genocide in Sudan's Darfur region. The act includes measures such as freezing of assets and sanctions against those who have committed atrocities. Roberta Cohen of the Brookings Institution explains the obstacles to ending the violence.

Wal-Mart is closing a store in a small northern Quebec city after employees voted to unionize. The closure has the blue-collar town -- and the store's employees -- divided over who's to blame.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes next week on John Bolton's nomination to be U.N. ambassador, even as staffers continue to explore charges of Bolton's abusive behavior and misuse of intelligence. Bolton's supporters in the White House and elsewhere are working to win over key senators and the public.

The House of Representatives approves an $82 billion supplemental spending bill that also seeks to impose new restrictions on state-issued driver's licenses. The package is a compromise worked out with the Senate, which is expected to add its approval next week.