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Burundi's Tutsi-dominated army seized power today, and installed a former military ruler as the new leader. The leader of the coalition government overthrown by the coup, has not resigned and remains in the US ambassador's residence, where he fled to last night. Robert Siegel speaks with BBC reporter Jane Standley in Bujumbura about the situation. Standley says the streets of Burundi remain relatively peaceful so far, but tensions are high, and the minority Tutsi party is bitterly divided.

NPR's Richard Harris reports that scientists think they've found the gene for the most common inherited human disorder. It's called hemachomatosis, or iron overload disease. It's not well known because it often masquerades as other ailments, ranging from heart disease and arthritis to liver cancer. The genetic discovery could help doctors diagnose this disease and understand its cause.

NPR's John McChesney reports that the competitive struggle between upstart Netscape Communications and software colossus Microsoft escalated this week. It's become known as the battle of the browsers. Browsers are the software that provide access to the World Wide Web. At a gala bash in San Francisco on Monday, Microsoft chairman Bill Gates released the latest version of his Internet Explorer, and this coming Monday, Netscape will release version 3 of its Navigator.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports that business leaders are doing their best to sound positive about President Clinton's request that they get busy creating jobs for the many welfare recipients who need to find work in the near future. Some business people question how realistic it is to expect the private sector to put large numbers of unskilled people to work.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Gaza that almost four months after the election of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, all progress toward Palestinian self-rule begun by the Middle East peace process is stalled. Surprisingly, that has not yet eroded Yasser Arafat's position, and Arafat remains popular despite being unable to show any progress. But that situation won't last forever.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow on the arrival of United States Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. After visiting western European countries and NATO headquarters, the Secretary has brought new proposals to quiet Kremlin fears about the expansion of NATO eastward. After meetings with the Russian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister today, Mrs. Albright is due to meet Russian President Boris Yeltsin tomorrow before flying on to Asia.

What does a paper mill in North Carolina have to do with Tennessee? Plenty. People in East Tennessee say that Champion International's North Carolina mill is polluting the Pigeon River, which flows into Tennessee, and that the pollution is destroying property values. North Carolinians say they need the mill jobs. Even the Environmental Protection Agency can't resolve the dispute. From member station WUAL, Samuel Hendron reports. (8:45) (S

For 13 years, the Turkish security forces have been fighting the separatist guerrillas of the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK in southeast Turkey. Thousands of people have died, hundreds of people have disappeared, thousands of villages have been destroyed, thousands of Kurds have become refugees. The coming of Spring is the time when Kurds celebrate the New Year. This year, Chris Nuttall reports, the Turkish government is trying to win the hearts and minds of the Kurds.

NPR's Andy Bowers reports from Moscow that President Yeltsin is increasing his activity schedule as proof that he's back in control in the Kremlin. Today, he met with representatives of the European Union. While the Kremlin is trying to stall NATO expansion to the east, it is anxious to expand its association with the E.U. It's Yeltsin's first public appearance this week...a week that will climax Thursday when he delivers a State of the Union speech to the Russian parliament.

A rash of letter-bombs, suspected to be of Middle Eastern origin, have been delivered around the nation including deliveries to an Arab newspaper office in Washington and the federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas. NPR's Ted Clark reports that the FBI is investigating the incidents as a law enforcement matter, but the world-wide intelligence capabilities of the U.S. government's inter-departmental Counter-Terrorist Center are also being mobilized. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the mystery letter-bombs.