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President Bush has chosen Ryan Crocker to be the next top U.S. diplomat in Iraq. The challenging posting is in Baghdad's Green Zone — the fortressed compound that's under constant mortar attack. But this is business as usual for the current ambassador to Pakistan.

Democratic San Diego Congresswoman Susan Davis joined with lawmakers and Hollywood activists to call for the creation of a Department of Peace and Nonviolence. The Department would be tasked with find

Italians enjoyed a real-life soap opera this week. Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi saw fit to apologize to his wife after she wrote a letter to an Italian newspaper complaining about his sexist behavior.

The White House says the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq makes a good case for President Bush's troop build-up. But Democrats say the report shows how badly U.S. policy has failed.

The United States says Iran is involved in attacks targeting American forces in Iraq. A top State Department official calls the situation "very serious," but says tensions with Iran can be resolved diplomatically.

Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) says President Bush's plan to increase troops in Iraq is a "continuation of a failed policy." Dodd, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, discusses the Iraq war and his presidential aspirations.

Iran is developing trade and diplomatic ties with Iraq ... and offering military and security support to Iraqi forces. Yet Shiite-dominated Iran's involvement in Iraq is alarming Sunni-dominated neighbors in the Middle East.

President Bush sits down with NPR's Juan Williams for his first broadcast interview since the State of the Union.

An approaching African Union summit may feature a showdown with Sudan over the crisis in its Darfur region. New U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is expected to press Sudan to let the U.N. help the African Union's beleaguered peacekeeping force.

When member nations of the African Union meet this weekend, representatives hope to find a way to stabilize Somalia, where a weak government has beaten back Islamist forces with the help of Ethiopian troops. There is concern that the fighting will resume unless peacekeepers are introduced into the country.