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A resolution defying President Bush's plan to send 21,500 more U.S. troops to Iraq is approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. A similar resolution, which is non-binding, has been introduced on the floor of the Senate.

A Kurdish battalion of the Iraqi army is being deployed to Baghdad to help pacify the capital. The decision to deploy Kurdish fighters — part of President Bush's new war strategy — has many skeptics in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad wraps up a tumultuous 21-month assignment in Iraq with a farewell news conference in Baghdad's Green Zone.

Will she or won't she? Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hasn't definitely said whether she will run for president in 2008. But in an NPR interview, she says that the time is right for a woman to try.

Labels on foods containing the main causes of allergic reactions – milk, peanuts, shellfish – have made supermarket aisles safer for the 12 millions of Americans with food allergies. But labels still contain potential pitfalls. Here, tips for what to watch out for.

Russians are angry about a mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people. And, the U.S. and other countries expelled Russian diplomats after an ex-Russian spy in Britain was exposed to a nerve agent.

President Macron is trying his charm offensive with the Russian leader. Macron attends an economic conference in St Petersburg Friday that Putin uses to showcase Russia's development under his rule.

Thousands of U.S. troops arrived in Vladivostok, Russia, 100 years ago hoping to influence the course of the civil war that raged in the country after the Bolshevik Revolution.

NPR speaks with Seyed Mohammad Marandi, a professor at Tehran University in Iran, who says that if the U.S. continues its attacks, Iran will have "no option but to respond to offensive measures."

The country most affected by the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran is Iraq. Iran has made the latest move — launching missiles against U.S. military and coalition forces at bases in Iraq.