BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Facing mounting pressure to bow out, Iraqi interim Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said Thursday that he would step down if members of his Shiite bloc say they want a new candidate.
Carter's call for African leaders to step up pressure on Mugabe came a day before Tsvangirai asked South Africa's Mbeki to bow out as mediator between the MDC and Zanu-PF.