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With many Chechnya citizens missing as a result of the conflict with Russia, a local television program has been broadcasting appeals for information. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports that a member of Human Rights Watch believes the missing may never be found.

NPR's Cheryl Corley reports on the strange bump in marriage applications between residents in Iowa to Kenyans. Iowan authorities noticed the high figures and contacted the INS. Investigators will now try to figure out why.

Istanbul has traditionally been a bridge between east and west. But now it's a bridge for immigrants - some illegal - hoping to enter the European Union. Dorian Jones meets Turkish officials, smugglers, and would be immigrants in this report.

NPR's Margot Adler reports from New York City on a surprisingly successful new project which puts cameras into the hands of ordinary workers to capture the unseen and uncelebrated lives of Americans.

NPR's Gerry Hadden reports that Mexico's Zapatista rebels are marching to Mexico City. The group's long struggle has come to symbolize for many, the plight of the persecuted and downtrodden around the world.

It's no secret that a little wine with dinner seems to prevent heart attacks. Now, a study of genetic information is hinting at why moderate drinking may be beneficial. As NPR's Richard Knox reports, the explanation involves a gene that controls how fast the body absorbs alcohol.

Reporter Alastair Wanklyn says that an outbreak of a highly infectious disease in British pigs prompted a government ban yesterday on exports of meat, milk and livestock, and threatened serious damage to the country's beleaguered farming industry.

NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on congressional reaction to the Supreme Court's ruling yesterday that employees of state governments cannot sue their employers for discrimination based on disability. Some in Congress are charging the ruling limits their power.

NPR's Eric Westervelt reports that civil rights activists are watching Attorney General John Ashcroft to see if he will continue Justice Department programs that closely scrutinize the practices of local police departments.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports Israel's Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon is continuing efforts to form a coalition government. Once in office, Sharon's first move may be to seek reforms to an electoral system that many Israelis say makes the country all but ungovernable.