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President Bush makes a surprise stop in Iraq, visiting Anbar province, site of some of the worst violence of the war. It's also an area where U.S. commanders have described progress in recent months. The president is using the trip to make the case that his troop buildout is working.

A search is under way for a small plane carrying aviation adventurer Steve Fossett. Federal officials say he took off in the single-engine plane Monday at a private airstrip in western Nevada and didn't return as scheduled. A friend reported him missing.

President Bush has spoken and the war debate will now shift to Capitol Hill, where the president is expected to seek close to $200 billion in emergency funding. Democrats want a faster and bigger troop drawdown than Mr. Bush proposed.

President Bush will speak on nationwide television Thursday night to discuss his Iraq strategy. He is expected to endorse a recommendation by Gen. David Petraeus for the withdrawal of some 30,000 troops by the end of next summer.

Two Dutch museums returned nearly 500 cultural objects to Indonesia and Sri Lanka that were looted during the colonial era, including gold and silverware, statues, weapons and hundreds of artworks.

President Bush meets with China's President Hu Jintao in advance of the APEC summit in Sydney, Australia, this week. President Bush raises concerns about the safety of Chinese exports following extensive product recalls, as well as discusses nuclear threats posed by North Korea and Iran.

Serbs in Kosovo rallied Monday to protest Kosovo's declaration of independence Sunday. President Bush, who is traveling this week in Africa, was first to recognize new independence, which is opposed by Russia. The move has prompted Serbia to recall its ambassador from Washington.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the Wisconsin primary Tuesday, beating Hillary Clinton by a margin of more than 10 percent. The victory was important for Obama who won the strong support of working-class voters. Republican presidential contender John McCain cemented his frontrunner status by beating Mike Huckabee.

The U.S. Navy has successfully intercepted a defunct spy satellite using a surface-to-air missile — a first-ever such demonstration by an American warship. Debris from the shattered satellite was expected to burn up during re-entry. The interceptor missile was launched from the Navy cruiser USS Lake Erie off Hawaii at 10:30 p.m. EST.

Miami's Cuban-Americans reacted with a big "been there, done that" Tuesday with the news that Fidel Castro is stepping down as the communist island's president. There were no widespread celebrations, like those that met the news in 2006 that Castro was sick and had handed power to his brother. Many exiles feel little will change anytime soon.