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Briefing the U.N. Security Council on weapons inspections in Iraq, chief inspector Hans Blix says he's found no "smoking gun" in Iraq. But Blix and other inspectors say Iraq's weapons declaration leaves many questions unanswered. Linda Fasulo reports.

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, pledges to build a more robust world body. He is expected to face tough questioning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday. Democrats hope to block the nomination of the blunt U.N. critic.

U.N. arms inspectors search two outbuildings of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's primary palace. Meanwhile, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency consults with Russian officials on Iraq. Hear NPR's Michele Norris, Rajiv Chandrasekaran of The Washington Post and NPR's Lawrence Sheets.

Iraq says it is studying a U.N. order to dismantle its Al Samoud 2 missile program, but withholds making a decision on the order. Meanwhile, as the possibility of war with Iraq increases, the Bush administration's new new office of postwar planning scrambles to organize a strategy. Hear journalist Paul Eedle and NPR's Jackie Northam.

The Bush administration is considering seeking a new U.N. resolution that would endorse a broader multi-national force to restore order in Iraq. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Eric Rouleau, a journalist who is the former French ambassador to Turkey and Tunisia.

A U.N. report on the killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri says Lebanese authorities bungled their probe of his death, and demands a new international investigation. Michael Young, opinion page editor of The Daily Star newspaper in Beirut, discusses the report.

NPR's senior news analyst says that even if prospective United Nations ambassador John Bolton survives the nomination battle and is confirmed, it may be difficult for him to work with U.N. delegates who are aware of his lukewarm support in his own country.

Israeli Defense Force continues to block the supply, saying they have evidence that Hamas is hoarding fuel that could be used for humanitarian purposes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pledged support for Russia's war in Ukraine at his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A UN gathering in Kenya seeks to address the huge problem of plastic waste. But some at the talks are skeptical of solutions put forth by fossil fuel and plastic industries.