Taliban insurgents penetrated an American base in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province Sunday, killing nine and wounding at least 19 soldiers. The attack underscores concerns that militants are growing in strength in the tribal areas at the Pakistan–Afghanistan border.

The International Criminal Court is expected to issue a warrant for the arrest of Sudan's president, Omar Hassan al-Bashir Monday on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity in the country's Darfur region. More than 200,000 people have died in a militia-driven ethnic conflict in Darfur since 2003. The ICC says al-Bashir has sponsored the militias while Sudan says an indictment would violate the country's sovereignty. If the warrant is issued, Bashir will be the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the court.

Guest: Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times

A decision expected later today could radically expand the number of top-level domain names available on the Web. Many governments anticipate a more global World Wide Web experience sensitive to cultural identity while many others fear the potential for confusion and online fraud.

High global food prices have pushed the country even closer to the brink of famine by exacerbating the devastating effects of violence, displacement and chaos. The United Nations has declared a wide swath of central Somalia a humanitarian emergency, the final stage before a full-blown famine.