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Spain's new leader reiterates his pledge to withdraw troops from Iraq, saying Tomahawk missiles and bombs are not the way to defeat terrorism. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose Socialist Party defeated Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's ruling Popular Party in Sunday's elections, repeated his claim that the occupation of Iraq is a fiasco. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Sen. John Kerry announces that he will accept the Democratic presidential nomination at the party's convention in July. There had been speculation that Kerry, the all-but-named nominee of his party, would put the acceptance off in order to generate more press and ease spending limits. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's David Welna.

In an emotional ceremony, the late Benazir Bhutto's nineteen-year-old son took his mother's place and was appointed chair of the Pakistan People's Party, Sunday. NPR's Philip Reeves reports from Pakistan.

Illinois Republican Party bosses say they already have a few dozen candidates who want to be the next party chairman. Pat Brady resigned that post Tuesday…

A new Congress will be sworn in tomorrow, the 107th Congress to meet under the United States Constitution. It will have a narrow majority of Republicans in the House of Representatives and will be split exactly 50-50 between the two major parties in the Senate. The leadership will look much the same as in the last Congress, and that's true in both parties and in both chambers, but there will be differences at the committee level -- and those differences may matter a great deal for President Elect George W. Bush. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports from the Capitol.

Islamist parties in Pakistan are gaining in power and popularity. The rise is tied to Pakistanis' dislike of the American war on terror and with the behavior and record of the country's established political parties. Although pro-Western President Musharraf remains firmly in control, the Islamists have a large following and a permanent presence. NPR's Michael Sullivan reports.

New York's Central Park was the scene of demonstrations Sunday as activists protested Republican policies in advance of the party's national convention, which begins Monday. Organizers of a march called "Billionaires for Bush" are among the groups hoping to confront party supporters when the sessions begin. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden, NPR's Margot Adler and NPR's Nancy Solomon.

How do you cover a two-party democracy when one party denies election results? Several news organizations are developing new teams to report on threats to democracy.

India's political leadership is about to change. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned after major losses by his party in parliamentary elections. Now National Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi appears poised to claim the prime minister's chair. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Philip Reeves.

David Hecht reports on the presidential elections in the West African nation of Senegal. Senegalese opposition leader Abdoulaye Wade won yesterday's presidential election ending 40 years of Socialist Party rule. Wade and his supporters took to the streets of Dakar to celebrate.