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In Baghdad, security forces desert the streets, replaced by looters, and government officials have disappeared. Hundreds of Iraqi civilians take to the streets, cheering U.S. soldiers and ripping up posters of Saddam Hussein. And with the help of a U.S. Marine vehicle, a crowd of Iraqi citizens topples a giant statue of the Iraqi leader. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

U.S. Marines close in on Baghdad from the southeast, as the Iraqi army continues to take large losses and thousands more soldiers surrender. U.S. troops see no signs of major resistance, but sporadic fighting by Iraqi paramilitary forces continues to erupt outside the city. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Former Iraqi Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmed surrenders to U.S. military officers in Mosul following weeks of negotiations. People who negotiated on Ahmed's behalf say U.S. authorities agreed not to prosecute him. American officials say they promised to treat him with respect and hear his story. Hear NPR's Emily Harris.

The United States and Turkey are negotiating over the deployment of several thousand Turkish soldiers as peacekeepers in Iraq. Relations between the U.S. and Turkey soured when Ankara refused to let American forces use Turkish territory to launch the invasion of Iraq. Public opinion in Turkey remains strongly opposed to the U.S. occupation. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

A U.S. federal judge has granted a request by lawyers for an Australian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to postpone the resumption of his war-crimes trial this week so the U.S. Supreme Court can rule on the legality of such military tribunals.

Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says Afghan and U.S. forces foiled an attempt by the Taliban to blow up a dam on the eve of national elections. U.S. officials have not confirmed the plot against the dam in the southwestern part of Afghanistan. Afghan authorities say 20 people were arrested after a three-hour gun battle.

The Obama administration is expelling 35 Russian intelligence operatives and imposing sanctions on Russian intelligence services in response to Kremlin efforts to influence the presidential election.

The prime minister of India visits the U.S. this week and will meet with President Obama and address Congress. Modi was once banned from entering the U.S., but opinions in Washington have changed.

Can the family of a slain Mexican teenager sue the federal agent who shot himfromacross the U.S.-Mexico border? The case tests a long-held doctrine called a Bivens action.

China announced new tariffs on U.S. products in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese products.