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NPR's Anne Garrels in Jerusalem reports two Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in clashes with Israeli troops today. But the level of violence was less intense amid hopes the latest truce agreement would begin to take hold.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the new laws effective today that rule whether financial institutions can share information about consumers. The disclosure requirements could cost banks billions of dollars.

NPR's John Nielsen reports that a conference on global warming begins today in the Hague. Unless written agreements are made now, the Kyoto Protocol of 1997 could be in jeopardy.

Philippine President Joseph Estrada has been impeached on charges that he received millions of dollars in illegal payoffs. NPR's Eric Weiner reports that articles of impeachment will be sent to the Senate for a trial to determine whether Estrada should be removed from office.

With the ousting of president Slobodan Milosevic earlier this month, Yugoslavia is poised to re-enter the world community. But NPR's Anne Garrels reports the change is causing anxiety among Kosovar Albanians who fear their push for independence will suffer as much under the new government as the old.

NPR's Robert Smith reports from a private high school in Seattle, where the election is topic one on the agenda. Educators at Seattle's Northwest School have made the presidential race a part of their curriculum.

Protests and a hand count of votes requested by the Democrats are the news in West Palm Beach, Florida. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Brian Bull of South Dakota Public Radio reports that Native Americans have disporportionately served in the military for their numbers, and yet have not received the public recognition that they deserve.

Actress Julie Harris is again performing a role she made famous a quarter of a century ago-- New England poet Emily Dickinson. In Seattle, Bellamy Pailthorpe reports.

NPR's Linda Gradstein reports on the newest violence in the Middle East. Four Israeli soldiers and two Palestinians were killed yesterday.