From Washington: Scott Tong examines why Tennessee's expanded Medicare program is dissolving.

From Washington: After 35 years, United becomes the first U.S. airline to resume service to Vietnam Thursday.

From London: Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat passed away early today in Paris. As Stephen Beard reports, now people are looking for his money...

From Los Angeles: Lisa Napoli reports on the significance of Microsoft's new foray into the search engine business.

From Los Angeles: Scott Jagow has details of the WTO's ruling on Internet gambling and what the U.S. plans to do about it.

From the Americas Desk: As the agricultural trade gap narrows, Dan Grech explains what American food producers want to do to increase business in the U.S.

From New Delhi: Miriam Kennedy describes what may be the start of a new outsourcing trend in India.