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Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will meet today with members of the United Nations Security Council, to argue against the Israeli government decision to build thousands of new homes in Arab East Jerusalem. The U.N.'s role in the dispute is expected to be minimal, but they'll discuss Israel's actions today.

North Korea says it is disabling U.N. surveillance cameras at a nuclear plant that it plans to reopen. Experts say the plutonium plant -- shut down in 1994 by agreement with the United States -- could develop fuel for bombs within months. Hear from NPR's Liane Hansen and NPR's Eric Weiner.

North Korea says it is expelling U.N. Atomic Energy Agency inspectors who had been monitoring a reactor that could be used to produce weapons-grade plutonium. U.S. officials denounce the expulsion and criticize North Korea's "broken commitments." NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Spurred by North Korea's decision to restart its weapons program and expel U.N. inspectors monitoring its main nuclear complex, Secretary of State Colin Powell says the United States is willing to talk to North Korea -- if it changes its behavior. NPR's Janet Babin reports.

North Korea is expelling U.N. nuclear monitors and has resumed operations at a plant that can produce plutonium -- moves that have sparked talk of nuclear "brinksmanship" by the rogue nation. Weekend Edition Sunday host Liane Hansen talks with journalist Don Oberdorfer, who recently visited North Korea.

Chief U.N. arms inspector Hans Blix gives the Security Council a preliminary assessment of Iraq's declaration concerning its weapons programs. Analysts say the Iraqi documents could provide inspectors with a valuable roadmap of where to look in Iraq for new developments in its alleged nuclear program. NPR's Vicky O'Hara and Tom Gjelten report.

U.N. officials on Thursday will talk about Iraq's weapons declaration, but U.S. officials aren't waiting. The Bush administration insists there are "serious omissions" in the 12,000-page document. Britain agrees, and announces plans to ship military hardware to the Arabian Gulf. Hear NPR's Vicky O'Hara and NPR's Guy Raz.

The Bush administration welcomes the decision of the U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency to give North Korea another chance to meet its obligation under international nuclear agreements. The IAEA, like the United States, is calling on the north to dismantle its nuclear weapons program as a step toward an international dialogue on the poverty-stricken nation's security and economic needs. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

Japan's foreign minister leaves China after meetings about the violent anti-Japanese protests over the last three weeks. Neither side appeared conciliatory, amid disputes over Japanese textbooks' portrayal of Japan's role in World War II and Japan's application for a permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council.

French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will meet with British Prime Minister Tony Blair in Berlin Saturday to seek common ground on reconstruction efforts in Iraq. A U.S.-sponsored resolution before the United Nations calls for international contributions of troops and money. But France and Germany want a bigger role for the U.N. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.