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A new crop of memoirs from soldiers in Iraq highlights stories from the front lines, the complications of leadership, and the terrible choices that war presents.

Chinese leader Hu Jintao promises to make communist rule more inclusive and better spread the fruits of China's economic boom during a nationally broadcast speech to China's Communist Party congress.

Dracula has had many incarnations, among them Jesus, a woman and a dog. Andrea Seabrook learns about Dracula and his many vampire brethren from Eric Nuzum, author of The Dead Travel Fast: Stalking Vampires from Nosferatu to Count Chocula.

Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change were awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

For much of the Muslim world, Thursday is the final day of the holy month of Ramadan. In Istanbul, it's a festive time — celebrated with special foods, street fairs and bumper cars. Ivan Watson sends this audio postcard.

American Electric Power, an Ohio-based company, has agreed to a $4.6 billion settlement of a lawsuit over pollution controls at its power plants. The Justice Department says it's the biggest environmental enforcement settlement ever.

Myanmar's junta signals the change of attitude toward toward detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi but suggests that her release from house is unlikely anytime soon.

The 2007 Nobel Prize in physics will be shared by two Europeans who discovered the physics that allows computer hard drives to compress large amounts of data. The prize was awarded to Albert Fert of France and Peter Grunberg of Germany.

The U.S. military commander alleges that Iran's ambassador to Iraq belongs to an elite force of the Iranian revolutionary guard that has targeted U.S. forces.

A new report out Thursday further confuses the advice to women about how much fish they should consume, particularly during pregnancy. The group's advice to eat more fish puts it at odds with current government recommendations.