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Iranian officials say misunderstandings about the scope of the investigation performed by the International Atomic Energy Agency have led inspectors to discover elements of Iran's nuclear technology program that it had failed to declare openly. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

As Democrats narrow the field of presidential candidates, the debate over the economic policies of the Bush White House begin to take shape. NPR's Michele Kelemen gets a preview of some of the points of contention from Robert Reischauer, president of the Urban Institute and former director of the Congressional Budget Office, and Stephen Moore, president of the Club for Growth and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

U.S.-led forces attack Baghdad's international airport as American troops move within 10 miles of the Iraqi capital. Meanwhile, the city plunges into darkness in the first widespread power outage since the war began. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

U.S. Military officials say they don't know yet if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was killed in an airstrike on Monday. U.S. fighter jets dropped bombs on a Baghdad building after intelligence sources said Saddam was inside. NPR's John Burnett, with the 1st Marine Division in eastern Baghdad, reports.

U.S. special forces troops and Kurdish fighters enter Mosul after the Iraqi army abandons the northern city. Widespread looting and celebrations are now under way. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

The World Health Organization says it's developing a $100-million fund to combat SARS in China. The money would go to disease-control measures and research into the origins of SARS. WHO officials say the fund does not represent dissatisfaction with China's response to the disease. Hear NPR News.

Iraqi doctors say 13 Iraqis are killed and dozens wounded by U.S. forces west of Baghdad at Fallujah. Members of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division say they opened fire after coming under attack by armed men in a crowd of demonstrators. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld travels outside Baghdad to Mosul and Tikrit in northern Iraq, visiting with military leaders and briefly thanking troops. Rumsfeld is in Iraq to make a first-hand assessment of the U.S. occupation. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

Democratic presidential candidates meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but spend most of their time denouncing the Bush administration's efforts in Iraq and on the economy. Anticipated showdowns between Democratic rivals didn't materialize. NPR's Mara Liasson reports.

A car bomb explodes at the headquarters of the U.S.-trained police force in Baghdad, killing one person. The attack comes as mourners in Najaf bury Ayatollah Mohammad Baqir al-Hakim, the Shiite cleric killed in last week's mosque bombing. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson and NPR's Emily Harris.