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NPR's Liane Hansen talks with soprano Renee Fleming about her new CD Bel Canto, which includes scenes from an opera she's performing at the Met, Il Pirata (The Pirate) by Vincenzo Bellini.

Iraqi TV reports that Saddam Hussein has called an emergency meeting of parliament to consider last week's UN resolution ordering Iraq to disarm. Iraq had seven days to respond. Meanwhile, the Arab League meets, with members saying Iraq has already complied. NPR News reports.

In Prague, President Bush asks NATO allies to stand with the United States in the effort to disarm Iraq's Saddam Hussein. Meanwhile, relations between Bush and German Chancellor Schroeder, who opposes military action against Iraq, remain strained. NPR's Don Gonyea and Guy Raz report.

Congress passes legislation that makes it easier for victims of terrorism to collect money from terrorist states or organizations. The bill makes available the foreign assets frozen in the U.S. But some observers fear the U.S. will lose political leverage against offending countries. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

A new vaccine against the virus that leads to cervical cancer shows promising results, scientists say. Doctors say widespread use of the vaccine could sharply reduce the rate of the disease. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

Investigative journalist Bob Woodward is assistant managing editor of The Washington Post. He's the author of eight nonfiction bestsellers, including All the President's Men and The Final Days -- both on Watergate and President Nixon -- and The Brethren, about the Supreme Court. For his newest book, Bush at War, he had behind-the-scenes access to the Bush administration in the first 100 days after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Snigdha Prakash reports on the recipe behind the diet drug Metabolife's billion-dollar -- and possibly deadly -- success.

The small Washington State-based publisher has two collections of poetry nominated for tonight's National Book Awards. That's not bad, considering Copper Canyon only publishes about 15 books a year. What's perhaps even more remarkable is that Copper Canyon has survived for 30 years publishing only poetry. Marcie Sillman, of member station KUOW, reports.

NATO leaders open a two-day summit in Prague by formally offering membership to seven nations formerly under communist control. The addition of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia increases NATO membership to 26 nations. More from NPR's Don Gonyea.

Defense officials ask Congress to approve new dual-use satellites that can distinguish between "airbursts" caused by random asteroids sneaking into the atmosphere and exploding warheads. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.