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Ten years after 19 wildland firefighters died in Arizona, the profession has changed practices to improve safety and care for crews' mental health.

In a news conference on Monday, President Bush reiterated his vow to support the fledgling Iraqi democracy and said withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq prematurely would send a message of defeat to other Mideast nations.

Countries came together for the 1944 Bretton Woods conference to deal with the economic devastation left by World War II. Financial historian John Steele Gordon says unlike the upcoming economic summit, the 1944 conference was planned for two years before it took place.

People in Lebanon are pessimistic because their leaders haven't been able to agree on a president, which is an important step needed to address a long economic crisis.

Angry Mumbai residents held a big demonstration today to express indignation over the Indian government's failure to thwart the Mumbai terror attacks.

President Obama announced Wednesday that he'll rein in the huge number of corporations that the Bush administration hired to do government work. Obama says controlling wasteful and fraudulent contracts could save up to $40 billion a year.

For years, nuns at the 85-year-old Monastery of the Angels in Los Angeles have helped pay the bills by selling pumpkin bread. But now their oven is broken — and they're broke. The nuns are praying for a new oven to help relieve the financial distress.

President Bush heads to Israel on Tuesday to join in celebrations marking its 60th anniversary. His visit to the Jewish state is the first stop on a five-day trip that will take him to Saudi Arabia and Egypt. President Bush will also work on getting the Middle East peace negotiations back on track.

In Iran Wednesday, thousands of people marched in protest of last weekend's election results. The ongoing support for reformist presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi is the most dramatic political uprising in Iran since 1979. The Iranian government is trying to block media coverage of the protests. Newsweek's Middle East correspondent Babak Dehghanpisheh offers his insight.

The U.S. has accused China of manipulating its currency and undermining free trade. China, in turn, blames the U.S. for sparking the financial meltdown. But some economists say China's currency policy paved the way for the worldwide economic crisis.