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The United Nations Security Council today approved Portugal's former prime minister Antonio Guterres as the next UN secretary-general, replacing Ban Ki Moon.

Imported from Europe, the custom of leaving gratuities began spreading in the U.S. post-Civil War. It was loathed as a master-serf custom that degraded America's democratic, anti-aristocratic ethic.

Americans are some of the fattest people in the world -- and McDonald's often serves as the fast-food scapegoat for the country's super-sized bodies. One filmmaker decided to eat nothing but McDonald's for 30 days -- and film it all. The result is Super Size Me. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Morgan Spurlock, the star, director and producer of the film.

A report outlining proposed reforms of the United Nations, including an expansion of the group's Security Council, is formally presented to Secretary-General Kofi Annan. NPR's Melissa Block talks about the report with Nancy Soderberg, a former alternate representative to the U.N.

Three U.N. workers kidnapped in Afghanistan are freed. Afghan Interior Minister Ahmad Jalali made the announcement Tuesday. The workers were helping with the Afghan election won by incumbent President Hamid Karzai. Hear NPR's Paul Brown.

Iraqi lawmakers meet for an emergency session to consider a response to a tough U.N. resolution that calls for a resumption of weapons inspections. The U.S. warns of military action if Iraq fails to comply. Hear the BBC's Caroline Hawley and John Negroponte, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Weapons inspectors will brief the U.N. Security Council on their assessment of Iraq's weapons declaration. United States and British officials have said the documents represent less than a full and accurate accounting of Iraq's weapons program. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

President Bush addresses the United Nations, defending U.S. actions in Iraq and touting progress in reconstruction there. The president asks for additional help from U.N. allies in maintaining postwar security. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Don Gonyea.

The worst-hit areas of Myanmar include Yangon and the Irrawaddy delta region. Marc Rapoport of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees in Burma talks to Michele Norris about the devastation and the challenge of getting outside aid groups access into Burma.