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Private companies, including those from the steel, telecommunications and construction industries, gather for a conference on Iraq's reconstruction. Equity International, which sponsored the meeting, has organized similar meetings after wars in the Balkans and Afghanistan and says the effort to rebuild Iraq will cost at least $9 billion. Hear NPR's Kathleen Schalch.

Anti-Americanism is on the rise in Baghdad -- even as a pro-American politician pleads with Iraqis to be patient at the pace of reconstruction. Tension runs high in Mosul where many remain pro-Saddam. And in Kut, Shia Muslims urge Americans not to overstay. Hear reports from NPR's John Burnett, NPR's Ivan Watson and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Since 2003, the North Carolina-based company Blackwater has provided security services in Iraq. But the Interior Ministry revoked the firm's license Monday following a gun battle in Baghdad that left nine civilians dead.

A U.S. intelligence official says it was Saddam Hussein, and not a double, who appeared in a taped recording on Iraqi TV shortly after he was targeted by a U.S. air strike. But the official says it is unclear when the tape was made and whether Saddam was harmed. NPR's Barbara Bradley Hagerty reports.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe briefs a congressional committee on options for the International Space Station while the space shuttle fleet is grounded. NASA's options, he says, are limited. Meanwhile, the probe into Columbia's demise continues. Hear reports from NPR's Joe Palca and NPR's Richard Harris.

NASA engineers speak out about a much-discussed e-mail exchange that seemed to anticipate the space shuttle Columbia catastrophe. They tell reporters their comments were seen by the right people and were accorded the weight they deserved. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

The British command in Iraq launches an investigation into an attack that left six British solders dead, and a separate incident that wounded eight. British Defense Minister Geoffrey Hoon says a review of security arrangements in Iraqi is underway, and that Britain may consider deploying more troops to the country. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

U.S. forces in Ramadi, Iraq, raid the houses of suspected guerillas, arresting several men and confiscating weapons as part of a campaign to stamp out growing Iraqi resistance to the U.S. occupation of Iraq. Hear NPR's Deborah Amos.

CIA officials say a tape of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein that surfaced last week is probably authentic, but add that the exact date of the recording can't be determined. Pentagon officials say the tape is unhelpful because it helps fuel hopes among Saddam loyalists in Iraq that the deposed leader is still alive. Hear NPR News.

Authorities search train wreckage in Mumbai for clues in a series of bombings Tuesday that killed more than 180, injuring 700. Suspicion quickly fell on Kashmiri militants, although one group has already denied responsibility.