President Bush is in Australia for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. The agenda includes North Korea, trade, and climate change. But Iraq is certain to get some attention as well during his visit. While the Australian government supports the war, most Australians oppose it. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, Australia.

Delegates representing Sunni and Shiite groups in Iraq held four days of secret talks in Finland. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with one of the gathering's organizers, Padraeg O'Malley. He's a professor of International Peace and Reconciliation at the University of Massachusetts. Lisa also speaks with Jeffery Donaldson, a participant in the Northern Ireland peace talks, who was involved in the Finland talks as well.

The U.S. Defense Department acknowledged today that its computer network was hacked into a few months ago. A London newspaper says military insiders believe the Chinese army was responsible. China rejects the claim. The World's Katy Clark has the story.

A handful of Republicans are breaking with their party on the issue of Iraq. They're voting with the Democrats in support of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Stuart Rothenberg, editor of the political newsletter The Rothenberg Report, about the impact these changes are having on Congress - and within the Republican party.

North Carolina Representative Walter Jones is the man who once called for French Fries to be renamed "Freedom Fries." Now the Republican Congressman is calling for President Bush to bring the troops home. As The World's Jason Margolis reports, Jones isn't the only Republican to reconsider his stance on Iraq.

Congressman Jones with Marines

The World's Marco Werman has previews the upcoming CD from French-Spanish singer/songwriter Manu Chao.

Today's answers are Russia and China. Each shares land borders with 14 other countries, as The World's David Leveille found when he looked in the newly published Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World.

Authors and businessmen Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom say organizations without leaders are not doomed to chaos. In fact, they say, flat organizations are stronger. They cite examples from groups the world over in their book "The Starfish and the Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations." Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with them.

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