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NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Beirut on Hezbollah's hard-line stance regarding Israel. In an interview, Hezbollah's chief political spokesman said that Hezbollah would be undeterred from bombing northern Israel, despite Israel's aggressive response.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports..Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr today expanded his investigation. He will look into whether former presidential aide David Watkins lied about Hillary Clinton's role in the firing of employees of the White House Travel Office.

Charles Scanlon reports from Seoul on heightened tensions between North and South Korea. The North said it would no longer respect the integrity of the demilitarized zone, and the South responded by stepping up its surveillance activities.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that the federal government today announced which new high-speed train system Amtrak would buy for the Northeast corridor. The train is expected to significantly reduce the time it takes to travel by train between Washington, New York and Boston.

NPR's Trevor Rowe reports on the latest standoff between UN inspectors and Iraqui officials. For the second time in four days, Iraquis have blocked UN officials from checking Iraq's compliance with orders banning weapons of mass destruction.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin has again cancelled a summit with the president of the Ukraine. The two men were to sign a long-delayed cooperation agreement. But problems with the Black Sea Fleet and upcoming Russian elections got in the way. NPR's Anne Garrels - who is just back from the Ukraine - reports.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that there may have been as many as 12 corporate executives travelling with Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown when his plane went down over Croatia today. The executives were exploring business opportunities in Bosnia and Croatia, which are about to begin a massive rebuilding campaign.

Linda Gradstein reports from Jerusalem on the the aftermath of the suicide bomb attacks, including the disclosure that an Israeli Arab drove the latest suicide bomber into Tel Aviv. The continuing crackdown against Palestinians suspected of being terrorists has left moderate Palestinians nervous that Israel is through with the peace process.

NPR's Linda Gradstein has this report from Jerusalem about Israel's Orthodox Jews who take it upon themselves to collect the bodies of those who've lost their lives from terrorist acts in order to give them a proper burial as defined by jewish law.

NPR'S TOM GJELTEN REPORTS THAT THE GOVERNMENTS OF BOSNIA, CROATIA, AND SERBIA ARE ALL DUE FOR A SCOLDING AT THIS WEEKEND'S SUMMIT MEETING IN ROME. U.S. AND OTHER WESTERN OFFICIALS SAY ALL THREE SIDES ARE VIOLATING THE BOSNIA PEACE PROCESS.