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Generation Faithful: Youthful Voice Stirs Challenge to Secular Turks For some young people in a secular Turkey, freedom means the right to practice Islam, and self-expression means covering their hair. Sudan Arrests Militia Chief Facing Trial in the Hague The move is widely being interpreted as a way for Sudan to improve its image abroad and try to head off the possible genocide prosecution of the country?s president. Left-Leaning President?s Election Gives Hope to Landless Paraguayans Landless peasants see President Fernando Lugo as their best chance in decades to help them win back land for small-scale cultivation. Report Says That Acclaimed Czech Writer Informed on a Spy The allegations that the young Milan Kundera may have informed on a Western spy could tarnish his legacy as one of the best-known Eastern European writers. Public Stage for Iran?s Ex-President Fuels Talk of Political Return Mohammad Khatami, a political moderate, has hinted that he may run for president in elections next year. Israel?s Leading Parties Sign a Draft Agreement to Form a New Government The most significant part of the draft accord between Kadima and Labor grants Defense Minister Ehud Barak official status as the cabinet?s second in command. British Lords Reject Plan to Lengthen Detentions The House of Lords overwhelmingly rejected a Labor Government proposal that would have allowed authorities to hold terror suspects for 42 days without charges. European Union Temporarily Suspends Travel Ban for Belarussian Leader European foreign ministers decided to relax travel restrictions on the Belarussian government in the hope of luring the country away from Moscow?s sphere of influence. Nations Move on Plans to Shore Up Banks Britain took effective control of two big banks, and France, Germany and other countries offered financial guarantees. World Briefing | Asia: North Korea: Ban on Nuclear Inspections Lifted North Korea lifted its ban on U.N. inspections of the plant that produced plutonium and announced that it would resume deactivating a related nuclear facility within days. World Briefing | Asia: Thailand: Powerful Gas Used in Protests, Study Finds Thai riot police officers used a cheap Chinese tear gas, which contained an explosive powerful, to disperse protesters, an investigator said. World Briefing | Africa: Zimbabwe: Europe Criticizes New Government The E.U. condemned President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe for going ahead with the formation of a new government without the agreement of the opposition. World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: A.N.C. Suspends Former Minister The African National Congress suspended Mosiuoa Lekota, who resigned as defense minister, for saying that he might join others in forming a new political party. World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: American Consulate in Monterrey Attacked Two men attacked the U.S. Consulate in the northern Mexican city of Monterrey early Sunday morning, but damage was minimal and no injuries were reported. Chess: Just a Friendly Game, for the World Title A world championship chess match in Bonn, Germany, on Tuesday pairs Viswanathan Anand of India, the title holder, against Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, a former champion. Qahtaniya Journal: Followers of Ancient Faith Caught in Iraq?s Fault Lines Yazidis, adherents of an ancient religion with roots in Zoroastrianism, were targets of bombings from Sunni extremists, who consider them devil worshipers.