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Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former president Jimmy Carter. That's the case he makes in his new book, Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defends his remarks that Israel should be "wiped off the map." The defiant leader reiterated his comments Friday at an anti-Israel rally in Tehran. His statements have generated condemnation from world leaders.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the newly released special-edition DVD for The Wizard of Oz. The three-disc set includes documentaries, outtakes and other special features. He says watching the classic film brought back many memories.

Pakistan is still trying to come to terms with the suffering of earthquake survivors. By conservative counts, 56,000 people died after the quake struck the remote Himalayas three weeks ago. The United Nations is warning that a second wave of deaths from disease has begun.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice begins a weeklong trip to Europe, where she is expected to defend U.S. tactics regarding terrorism suspects. Before she left, Rice responded to allegations that the CIA has flown terror suspects through European airports and is holding detainees in secret.

Former CIA officer Robert Baer's book See No Evil inspired the new film Syriana, about the Middle East, the oil industry and espionage. Baer discusses the film and separates cinematic fact from fiction.

The trial of Saddam Hussein trial in Baghdad was delayed for several hours Wednesday when the ousted Iraqi dictator refused to attend. Later, the trial resumed without Saddam in the courtroom.

The U.S. government fails to make its case in court that a former Florida professor helped lead a Palestinian terrorist group. In one of the biggest courtroom tests yet of the Patriot Act's search and surveillance powers, the jury acquits Sami al-Arian on eight of the 17 counts against him and deadlocks on the others.

Palestinian computer entrepreneur Hadi Abushahla is determined to run his businesses and lead a normal life. But the realities of daily life in Gaza intrude on his optimistic outlook.

Politicians, celebrities and thousands of mourners honored civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks Monday at a memorial service in Washington, D.C. Her remains lay in honor in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol over the weekend, a first for a woman.