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Since 2002, a nonprofit group has received 976 reports of sexual assault from military women serving in the area that includes Iraq and Afghanistan. That number is growing. Meanwhile, little punitive action has been taken against assailants.

Former New York Knicks executive Anucha Browne Sanders recently won a multimillion-dollar sexual harrassment suit against Knicks coach Isiah Thomas and Madison Square Garden, the basketball team's owner. Browne Sanders talks about Thomas, her case and why she sued.

Human Rights Watch is calling for the International Criminal Court to investigate attacks the rights group says amount to war crimes in West Darfur.

Lawmakers pass legislation making U.S. contractors operating overseas accountable under U.S. law. The legislation comes after the recent shooting deaths of Iraqi citizens by Blackwater USA, the North Carolina-based private security firm hired to protect U.S. State Department officials in Baghdad.

The National Weather Service said heavy rains across New England would subside Tuesday, but officials warned that flooding still presented a danger to residents.

Erik Prince, founder and CEO of Blackwater USA, defends his private security firm against allegations that contractors in Iraq have been involved in several incidents resulting in civilian casualties.

In Myanmar's largest city, troops appear to ease their lockdown after the largest anti-government protests in decades, as a U.N. envoy hopes for a meeting with the country's top military leader to convey the people's demands for democracy.

U.S. automakers Ford and GM have announced more big losses. The two companies, along with Chrysler and the United Auto Workers, are asking Congress for billions in loans to help them get through the next few months. Analysts say the companies are burning through cash reserves fast.

Pakistan's Supreme Court has reinstated Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, who was charged with misconduct and suspended four months ago by Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf. The ruling is seen as a political rebuke to Pakistan's leader.

Diplomats from the United States and Iran met in Baghdad Tuesday to discuss security in Iraq. U.S. envoy Ryan Crocker says Iran has agreed to a tri-lateral committee dedicated to improving Iraq security.