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Madeleine Brand of member station WBGO reports that there hasn't been a hike in the values of properties in Newark, New Jersey, for nearly four decades. But that may soon change, leading to an enormous exodus from the state's largest and perhaps most embattled city.

Jennifer Griffin reports from Pakistan on the civil war has turned the city of Karachi into a war zone. In the past day, 11 members of the antigovernment organization, MQM, were killed in clashes with police, adding to the toll that has left some 2,000 police and activists dead.

Conservative lawmakers (including Senator Bob Dole) are angry over a proposal by U.N. Secretary General Boutros Boutros Ghali to raise money for the world body by levying fees on financial transactions such as airline tickets and postage stamps. Trevor Rowe reports.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports that the UN and Iraq are close to working out an agreement allowing Iraq to sell limited amounts of oil for food and medicine. But many countries in the region are concerned about the effect Iraq's re-entry into the oil market might have on oil prices.

A portion of a "Citizen's Issues Forum" in Phoenix co-sponsored y member station KJZZ and the NPR Election Project. Reporter Laura Carlson oderated the session and spoke with citizens about a number of issues including mmigration, free-trade, and the effect of Pat Buchanan on the Republican party

Robert speaks with reporter Tina Daunt, who covered the trial of rap music star Snoop Doggy Dogg for the Los Angeles Times. His acquittal on murder charges and mistrial on manslaughter charges have raised questions whether prosecutors can win a conviction against a celebrity defendant.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the sentencing of three US servicemen who raped a 12-year-old Japanese girl in September. The trial has sparked a debate over whether the U.S. base should occupy Japanese soil.

Linda Gradstein reports on the opening session of the Palestinian Council, the legislative body elected in Palestinian elections earlier this year. On the streets of Gaza, there is widespread support for Yasser Arafat, but people also said they understood the frustration that led to four suicide bombings in the past 12 days.

Tom Gjelten reports from Sarajevo that some Serbs who live in the suburbs want to stay on after their neighborhoods are transferred to Bosnian government control. However, Serb thugs are threatening, intimidating and beating up those who are reluctant to leave.

Increasingly, pet owners are chosing to have proper burials for their dearly departed and as a result, pet cemeteries are springing up across the country. But, this growing industry has not been well regulated and in Virginia, lawmakers are trying to do something about it. NPR's Adam Hochberg reports.