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NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that the president of Burundi has sought refuge at the U.S. embassy in Bujumbura amid reports of increasing unrest in the country's capital. The United States is also warning against any attempt to overthrow Burundi's government by force.

Jennifer Griffin reports on the day of mourning in Lebanon. Even as services were being held, Israeli shells were falling near Cana, the site of last Thursday's shelling, where some 100 refugees were killed.

- Daniels talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Kigali, Rwanda about the escalating turmoil in Zaire. Fierce gunfighting in the town of Goma, forced international aid workers to flee the area today leaving some one million refugees without adequate food or water.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the pending summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. They will meet Thursday in Egypt.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports Saddam Hussein is a popular figure among Palestinians. The Iraqi leader has dispatched humanitarian aid and cash to support the uprising in the West Bank and Gaza.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on Ariel Sharon's bid to become Israel's next prime minister. Perhaps the most controversial figure in Israeli politics, Sharon is hailed by supporters as a war hero, and vilified by critics as a war criminal.

Liane talks live with NPR's Jennifer Ludden about the Middle East peace talks, which broke up yesterday. Israeli and Palestinian negotiators did not reach an agreement, but they say they are moving closer.

Royal Jordanian Airlines has become the first commercial airline to break the 10-year travel embargo to Baghdad. The airline claims the flight was sanctioned by the United Nations. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports violence in the West Bank today continued past a deadline set by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak for a halt to Palestinian attacks on Israeli troops.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reviews the troubled history of Fallujah with Annas Shallal, a Sunni Muslim who is founder of the group Iraqi-Americans for Peaceful Alternatives.