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In Chicago, a few weeks ago, two Polish immigrants died in a fire in a single-family house where, city officials say, more than 20 immigrants lived. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports that local officials are taking steps to eliminate illegal boarding homes.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports on the completion of a pontoon bridge over he Sava (SAH-vuh) River in Bosnia. The new bridge will allow American military ehicles to begin the final phase of their Bosnian deployment.

INDIA'S TEST-FIRING TODAY OF A NEW VERSION OF ONE OF ITS BALLISTIC MISSILES IS PART OF A DANGEROUS MILITARY AND DIPLOMATIC PUZZLE INVOLVING HIGH TENSIONS BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, PLUS U.S. RELATIONS WITH THOSE TWO COUNTRIES AND CHINA. TED CLARK REPORTS.

NPR's Susan Stamberg reports on beads and the way humans have doted, decorated, collected, traded, interpreted, identified, sold and bought with beads through the ages. It's said that beads are the second-oldest form of commerce known to mankind.

France's President Jacques Chirac on a state visit to Washington addressed a joint session of Congress and got his loudest applause when he spoke of his decision just this week to cease his nation's nuclear testing. NPR's Peter Kenyon reports.

NPR'S Neal Conan reports that Iraq is still considered a military threat in the Middle East, five years after its defeat in the Persian Gulf War to liberate Kuwait. But the United States is the dominant force in the region as the protector of the rich Gulf states.

NPR's Julie McCarthy reports on the latest news about three men accused of raping a Japanese girl in Okinawa. The Navy's Admiral in charge pf the Pacific resigned today after commenting on the rape case, further straining relations between the two countries.

Mike Lanchin reports from El Salvador that nearly four years after the end of that country's civil war, a new civilian police force includes people connected to former death squads.

Chris Arnold reports that in the town of Guernville, CA, which is susceptible to flooding, many residents are putting their houses up on stilts to avoid flood damage. Some business owners fear that it could ruin the charm of the town, which depends on tourists for income.

NPR's Brian Naylor reports on prospects for funding the federal government beyond next week. Congress is considering two approaches: funding it all but for only a short time, such as a month, or funding only certain parts of the federal government, forcing further discussion on the rest.