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NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports as Likud Party members re-elected Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon as the party's leader, Palestinian gunmen opened fire in a town in northern Israel today. The attack came just hours after the terrorist attacks in Kenya. Five Israelis and the two Palestinian gunmen were killed in the incident in the town of Beit Shean, near the border with the West Bank.

On the eve of the Democratic National Convention in Boston, party officials and delegates prepare for the process that will see Sen. John Kerry named as the party's candidate for the presidency. Anti-war protesters also began the demonstrations Sunday. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer, NPR's David Welna and NPR's Brian Naylor.

In Pakistan, lawyers and reformers have revived their campaign to reinstate the independent-minded judges that President Pervez Musharraf fired last year. The two main parties in the new legislative coalition do not agree on reinstating the judges. The two main parties in that coalition do not agree on reinstating the judges.

Leftist parties refuse to formally join Indian Prime Minister-elect Sonia Gandhi's Congress Party and its allies in a coalition set to be sworn into power this week. Stocks in India plunge on speculation that leftist influence on Gandhi's new government will end economic reforms. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

India's political leadership is about to change. Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee resigned after major losses by his party in parliamentary elections. Now National Congress Party leader Sonia Gandhi appears poised to claim the prime minister's chair. Hear NPR's Scott Simon and NPR's Philip Reeves.

Celebrations, milestones and daily routines happen whether we're ready or not, and the summer of 2020 was no different. As Americans sought relief in an ongoing pandemic, they got creative.

This month's national election resulted in a hung parliament, after a far-right party made gains. Now, Premier Stefan Lofven has lost a confidence vote and the shape of a future government is murky.

China's ruling Communist Party has chosen the next seven men to run the country for the next five years. Many of them are loyal to current leader Xi Jinping.

Yekaterina Duntsova is a former journalist-turned-politician who opposes the Ukraine war and hopes to challenge Putin, but her efforts to run stalled after election officials rejected her nomination.

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse's newest cookbook pays homage to a 110-year-old New Orleans dining institution. The Food Network star and restaurateur talks about his mission to preserve the culinary history of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.