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The U.N. Security Council discusses President Bush's call to lift sanctions against Iraq. France meets the United States part way, suggesting an immediate suspension of sanctions targeting Iraqi civilians. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

Diplomats from the United States and Iran met in Baghdad Tuesday to discuss security in Iraq. U.S. envoy Ryan Crocker says Iran has agreed to a tri-lateral committee dedicated to improving Iraq security.

U.S.-led military forces continue their aggressive hunt for insurgents in the Iraqi city of Fallujah, employing bombing attacks and house-to-house raids by Marines. Hear NPR's Michele Norris and ABC News correspondent Martha Raddatz.

With millions going unvaccinated this year due to a flu vaccine shortage, health professionals warn of a pending crisis in U.S. hospitals and emergency rooms. Federal officials are criticized for lacking an emergency plan. Hear NPR's Richard Knox.

U.S. soldiers consolidate their hold on the international airport outside Baghdad, with reinforcements on the way. The airport is likely to serve as an important strategic base as commanders consider whether to cut through the city or to surround it. NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.

Three U.S. soldiers are killed in two separate attacks in Iraq. Two of them died and 13 others were wounded in an overnight mortar attack on a prison complex west of Baghdad. A third soldier was killed when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb. NPR's Guy Raz reports.

The 15th International AIDS Conference comes to a close in Thailand. A U.S. plan to spend $15 billion on emergency measures is criticized over details, and divisions are evident at the gathering despite calls for unity. NPR's Richard Knox reports.

Arab television broadcasts images of two hostages taken in Iraq, one reportedly a U.S. Marine and the other a Pakistani man working with the coalition authority. Militants claim to have captured the Marine after luring him from a base; they have threatened to behead the pair. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

An attack in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul kills three U.S. relief workers, all civilians. Iraqi police and the FBI are investigating the incident, in which two workers, also civilians, were injured. Witnesses say the victims were shot by two or three men in a car. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep.

U.S. military commanders say American and Iraqi forces have occupied the entire city of Fallujah, although pockets of resistance remain in the city following a week of intense fighting. The civilian toll is still being assessed. NPR's Philip Reeves reports.