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In Vietnam, U.S. war veterans and Jan Scruggs' Project Renew help clear the countryside of hidden dangers: land mines, unexploded bombs and mortars. The explosives, left over from the U.S. war that ended 30 years ago, kill and maim hundreds each year.

The impending pullout from the Gaza Strip has roiled the political waters in Israel. Anti-withdrawal protestors have blocked traffic on main highways and threaten more acts of civil disobedience. Some Gaza settlers are vowing to resist the pullout by all means.

The U.S. military detains six men suspected of shooting down a civilian helicopter in Iraq. Eleven people died, including six Americans. Iraqi forces helped U.S. soldiers track the suspects after finding a pickup truck tied to the attack scene.

In recent years, the French wine industry has faced a growing crisis. Vineyards are struggling with debt, and under-consumption of French wine has forced the country's winemakers to compete with an increasing number of vintages from around the world.

A tenuous peace holds in Sadr City between U.S. forces and followers of militant anti-American cleric Moktada Sadr. Shiite militiamen who were shooting at U.S. soldiers last summer are now helping man Iraqi police checkpoints and assisting in reconstruction.

For decades, the Palestinians have been led by the founding generation of the nationalist movement, Fatah. Now a younger generation, reformist and democratic in outlook, is assuming many positions of power. Robert Siegel talks with two such Palestinians, legislator Ziad Abu Amr and Deputy Finance Minister Jihad Wazir.

The Black Patriots Foundation is raising money to erect a memorial on the National Mall that will honor the more than 5,000 blacks who fought in the American Revolutionary War. Rhonda Roberson, president of the foundation, tells Ed Gordon about the group's vision for the memorial.

Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and The Olympians series, has issued a forceful response to criticisms of the decision to hire a person of color, Leah Jeffries, to play Annabeth Chase on TV.

Democratic primary candidates in the 17th Congressional District are struggling to gain recognition from their party's base as they vie for the nomination.

District 87 school board member Fitzgerald Samedy faces felony drunk driving and other charges following his weekend arrest in Bloomington.