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A suicide car bomber attacks a three-car U.S. diplomatic convoy in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four Americans. And in Basra, British troops are clashing with Iraqi militias.

Muslim scholars from the United States and Canada have issued a "fatwa" against terrorism. While many American Muslim groups have repeatedly condemned acts of religious extremism, the new edict carries the weight of an official judicial ruling.

A military convoy rolls through flooded streets to bring food, supplies, and the National Guard to New Orleans and other parts of the Gulf Coast. But conditions remain desperate in many parts of the city.

In Baghdad, gunmen attack senior diplomats from Pakistan and Bahrain. Bahrain's top envoy in Bahgdad was slightly wounded -- while the head of the Pakistani mission escaped injury.

First, an assessment. Then rescues. Then food and supplies. That's the battle plan for the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, according to David Paulison, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

A report in The New York Times Friday says in 2002, President Bush authorized the National Security Agency to monitor the international phone calls and e-mails of hundreds of people inside the United States. The surveillance went on for years and was conducted without court approval in order to search for evidence of terrorist activity.

Sunni Arab demonstrators take to the streets of Baghdad and other cities Friday, protesting alleged fraud in last week's parliamentary elections. Sunni political groups have demanded new elections for Baghdad province and are threatening to boycott the new parliament.

An American general in Baghdad says insurgency assaults against Iraqi troops and civilians are on the rise. Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch says attacks have increased on a daily and weekly basis. Military officials say the spike in attacks is an effort to derail the new Iraqi government.

Two near-simultaneous bombings kill more than 20 Iraqis in the heart of Baghdad. Iraq's insurgents have ratcheted up attacks over the past few days. U.S. and Iraqi officials say the rise in violence is linked to the impending announcement of final results from the Dec. 15 parliamentary elections.

Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice make an unannounced visit to Baghdad. The two will meet with newly elected Iraqi leaders to show support for the new government.