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John Garang is leader of the People's Liberation Movement in southern Sudan. He will soon be vice president in a new Sudanese government of national unity. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that he hopes the new government will be able to end the widespread human rights abuses in the Darfur region.

New research from The Journal of the American Medical Association shows that popular weight loss programs can be effective. The problem is, most people can't stick with them. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and NPR's Allison Aubrey.

The Environmental Protection Agency announces a new rule on mercury emissions from coal-fire power plants that will phase in reductions over 20 years. The plan delays deep cuts in mercury pollution for about 10 years.

The new Iraqi National Assembly irons out final details of a power-sharing agreement between Shiites and Kurds ahead of the body's inaugural meeting Wednesday. Major differences still exist between the two groups on issues such as federalism and the separation of mosque and state.

The Vatican describes Pope John Paul II's condition as "very grave" after suffering heart failure during treatment for a urinary tract infection. Church officials deny reports the pontiff is in a coma and say he is "conscious, lucid and serene." He remains at his Vatican residence.

The House of Representatives plans to hold an emergency session to consider legislation aimed at preserving the life of Terri Schiavo, a brain-damaged Florida woman. Doctors Friday removed the feeding tube that has kept Schiavo, 41, alive.

The World Health Organization is appealing for emergency aid in fighting an outbreak of deadly Marburg virus in Angola and southwestern Africa. So far the virus has infected 200 people, killing 173, but health workers fear there are more undocumented cases.

The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta rejects the latest appeal from Terri Schiavo's parents. But Bob and Mary Schindler are continuing to urge Florida officials to help them reconnect their brain-damaged daughter's feeding tube.

Pentagon officials are expressing guarded optimism that they may begin withdrawing a significant number of American military personnel from Iraq next year. But no one in the military leadership is discussing a full withdrawal yet.

The next pope will be elected at a conclave of 115 Roman Catholic cardinals scheduled to begin Monday. Piety and politics mark the days leading to the conclave, as cardinals consider who among them is a plausible candidate to follow John Paul II.