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Iraqi officials flatly reject President Bush's ultimatum that Saddam Hussein and sons leave Iraq by Wednesday night in order to avoid an attack. Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division are poised for a major ground combat operation. NPR's Anne Garrels and NPR's Eric Westervelt report.

The first supply planes have touched down in the newly renamed Baghdad Airport, now controlled by U.S. forces despite sporadic attacks from Iraqi forces. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt, with the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division.

U.S. forces launch attacks on parts of Fallujah following the expiration of a deadline for insurgents to surrender their heavy weapons. The action comes a day after fighting near the holy city of Najaf that left more than 60 Iraqis dead. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf calls on Britain's Scotland Yard to aid an investigation into the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. Bhutto was killed Dec. 27, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, after a political rally. Musharraf's request defers to demands by opposition officials.

This week's program is a repeat of a program from February 21st, 2015. The show begins with the Blues Brothers & Friends and a lively rendition of ...

Aaron Craft hit a 3-pointer with a half-second left, and Ohio State escaped Dayton - a place of heartaches - as the lone high seed left in the NCAA…

Sometimes we lose something so central that our very sense of self unravels, and we have to resort to extremes.

International health ministers back new regulations giving the World Health Organization greater authority in monitoring and controlling epidemics such as SARS -- even if a government fails to cooperate. In Toronto, more than 3,000 persons suspected of having SARS are in quarantine. Hear NPR's Brenda Wilson and Brian Mann of North Country Public Radio.

The battle for control of Fallujah galvanizes anti-American feeling among both Sunnis and Shiites. Large numbers of Iraqi men gather at mosques in Baghdad, bringing material aid and offering their support for the Sunni-dominated city. Hear NPR's Philip Reeves.

In Sri Lanka, years of fighting between insurgents and the government killed tens of thousands of people. Now the rebels known as the Tamil Tigers and the government appear to have reached a new accommodation in the aftermath of the tsunami. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.