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As the Bush administration works to line up support for a U.N. resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq, France urges three African Security Council members to reject the resolution. Meanwhile, the number of U.S. troops in Kuwait climbs to 160,000. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and NPR's Mike Shuster.

Turkey's government has ordered the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of domestic birds in an effort to control an outbreak of avian flu. U.N. agencies say Turkey is taking adequate measures, but warns neighboring countries to be on alert.

Commentator Bill Langworthy notes that in recent World Cup matches, some teams have been celebrating when they get ties. He's slightly bewildered by this concept, which seems to him faintly un-American.

President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar reinforce today's deadline for the U.N. Security Council to endorse the use of force to compel Iraq's immediate disarmament. Meeting with the foreign leaders in the Azores for an emergency summit, President Bush calls today a "moment of truth for the world." Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.

Two more U.S. soldiers are killed in Iraq -- one in an area controlled by Shiites that has until now been relatively calm. And an American special operations soldier dies after a "hostile fire" incident in Afghanistan. A U.S. plea for military help from U.N. allies to restore order in Iraq is not gaining much support. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

The recent attacks on the Jordanian embassy and the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad revive calls for an increase in the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. But the Pentagon says it has no plans to send in reinforcements, arguing that more Iraqis need to be pressed into policing and security roles. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports that the the harsh new social rules imposed in the Afghan capital of Kabul after its takeover by the extremist Islamic Taliban militia has triggered serious concern among Human Rights Organizations. No less an international figure than UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has warned Kabul's new fundamentalist rulers of "severe repercussions" if they persist in discirminating against women.

Gillian (JILL-ee-un) Sharpe reports on testimony before the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in The Hague. A survivor of the killing fields of Bosnia says he saw Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic ((rat-koh MLA-ditch)) watching the killings. The testimony came as the Tribunal considers issuing international arrest warrants for Mladic and Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic ((RAH-doh-vahn KARE-ud-jitch)).

where Secretary General Kofi Annan yesterday proposed eliminating 1,000 staff positions and cutting administrative costs as the first step in his program to reform the world body. The United States, the organization's biggest debtor, has vowed not to pay until Congress sees major changes in the U.N.

Robert talks with Herve de Charette (air-VAY duh shah-RRET), the Minister of Foreign Affairs for France. They discuss France's opposition to extending the no-fly zone in Iraq, and to the U.S. cruise missile strikes against Iraq. They also discuss France's position on Bosnia and France's support for U-N Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali.