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Japan Enters New Era in Crushing Election Rebuke of Ruling Party As official results continued to solidify in Japan, media exit polls made it clear the party is over for those who currently run the country Cheney Criticizes Probe of Bush-Era CIA Interrogators Former US vice president says taking legal action against those entrusted with protecting America is a grave error Suicide Blast Kills 16 in Pakistan's Swat Valley Provincial Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain tells VOA the deadly suicide attack in Mingora targeted a police training facility and instantly killed 14 people Karzai Increases Afghan Vote Lead in Fraud-Tainted Election Election officials say that after counting ballots from more than one-third of the polling stations, Mr. Karzai has 46 percent of the vote, while Mr. Abdullah has 31 percent Israel Launches Air Strike in Gaza There is damage, but no reports of injuries Senator Kennedy Honored As Master Legislator, 'Giving Heart' Following a funeral mass in Boston, Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery near his slain brothers, President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy World Climate Conference to Focus on Adaptation to Climate Change Head of World Meteorological Organization says countries must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather events Polls Open in Gabon Ali Ben Bongo, son of late president, leads a crowded field of candidates in Sunday's vote Libya's Gadhafi Marks 40 Years In Power Event caps years of effort to bring his once-isolated nation back into the international fold More than 3,000 Homes Evacuated in California Fire Angeles National Forest says it could take a week to contain the flames, which have blackened more than 8,000 hectares