AFP - Thabo Mbeki will resign as South Africa's president, his spokesman said Saturday, after the governing African National Congress told him to stand down in the interests of ANC unity.

AFP - At least 40 people were killed in a suicide truck bombing at the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistan capital on Saturday, and many others were believed trapped inside the burning building, police said.

Reuters - President George W. Bush urged Democrats on Saturday to set politics aside and approve a free trade deal with Colombia that he said would boost U.S. national security.

Reuters - Democrat Barack Obama accused Republican presidential rival John McCain on Saturday of wanting to gamble with the retirement savings and health care of Americans by subjecting them to the uncertainty of open markets.

Reuters - South African President Thabo Mbeki on Saturday accepted a demand from his own party to resign, effectively ending a nine-year rule marked by economic prosperity but marred by allegations of abuse of power.

Reuters - Morgan Stanley's board was expected to meet over the weekend to discuss a merger with Wachovia Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.

Reuters - A suicide truck bomber attacked the Marriott Hotel in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Saturday, killing at least 40 people, wounding nearly 200 and starting a fire that swept through the hotel.

Reuters - The Bush administration on Saturday sent a $700 billion financial markets rescue plan to Congress where Democrats immediately questioned its impact not only on Wall Street, but on homeowners and taxpayers as well.

AP - Which Barack Obama will show up for the first presidential debate?

AP - Even with Sergio Garcia and Lee Westwood reduced to the role of spectators, the Europeans cut into a commanding U.S. lead at the Ryder Cup on Saturday.

AP - The 60th Primetime Emmy Awards happen Sunday night, but the Hollywood action is already in full swing. Some run-up highlights:

AP - The world's largest atom smasher — which was launched with great fanfare earlier this month — has been damaged worse than previously thought and will be out of commission for at least two months, its operators said Saturday.

AP - Democrats began the week with a you-break-it-you-buy-it approach to the financial crisis: It's President Bush's fault, let him fix it.

AP - The eight-pointed star on the wall outside Trey Click's office marks it as a "survivor." The squat, orange building withstood the ravages of the 1900 hurricane, which nearly flattened this barrier island city and still stands as the nation's deadliest natural disaster.

AP - Barack Obama urged the Bush administration and Congress to follow basic economic principles to return prosperity to not just Wall Street, but also Main Street.