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Tarmiyah, a town once remarkable for its heavy insurgent activity, has become a haven for Sunnis fleeing sectarian violence in Baghdad. More than a thousand families have moved there since the Samarrah bombing. The military controls all entrances and exits to the farming town, on the banks of the Tigris.

A year ago, the U.N. Security Council authorized targeted sanctions against Sudanese officials, and others responsible for atrocities in Sudan's Darfur region. But some U.N. diplomats accuse the U.S. of holding up talks on a list of people to be targeted by the sanctions.

Over the weekend, three suicide bombers hit the Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheik, killing 88 people. The bombings struck at the heart of the tourism industry. For many Egyptians, Sharm el-Sheik offers economic opportunities they cannot find elsewhere.

Joshua Bell is one of the busiest violinists performing today. When he visited with Fred Child in the NPR studios, he brought along music by Tchaikovsky — the "Melodie" — as well as Sarasate's "Introduction and Tarantella."

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is ramping up already tight security as bombings in Sharm el-Sheik escalate the nation's struggle with terrorists. Scores of people have already been detained.

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak visited Sharm el-Sheik Saturday, hours after blasts targeted hotels and a market at the resort. Mubarak said his government would hunt down those responsible. There are signs a crackdown by security forces is already underway.

Last-minute compromises have divided the Sunni Arab community in Iraq, which previously had been largely unified in its opposition of the country's draft constitution. This split has boosted chances the document will pass in Saturday's national referendum -- though other challenges remain.

The idea is to get churches involved in anti-smoking efforts

President Bush named top White House economic adviser Ben Bernanke as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Monday to succeed the near-legendary Alan Greenspan.

Merck documents show that in 2000, the maker of Vioxx tried to censor critics of the drug's safety. That was the year that drug giant Merck learned that Vioxx might cause heart attacks and other problems. The documents show a concerted effort by the company to identify doctors who were raising questions about the drug's safety and to put pressure on them to stop making critical comments. A spokesman for Merck denies the allegations.