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about the president of Switzerland's proposal of a multi-billion dollar fund for victims of the holocaust. This would be a government fund separate from the humanitarian one that has been set up by Swiss Banks. The banks still hold funds that belonged to murdered Jews.

Russian General Alexander Lebed, who is working actively and openly to succeed Boris Yeltsin as Russia's next president. Lebed says Yeltsin should step down because of his bad health and call new elections.

Congress to approve more money for international affairs. He's requesting a seven percent increase, the largest since he's been in office. The money goes to such items as U.S. embassies, U.N. dues, promoting U.S. exports, and foreign aid.

about a new discovery in Ethiopia. Apparently, our ancestors were using tools at least 200,000 years earlier than we thought. This finding will cause scientists to re-evaluate many details of human evolution.

of Mexico's government for the way it handled the dismissal of its top drug enforcement official. The administration expressed disappointment that the Zedillo government did not inform Washington that it suspected General Jesus Gutierrez of taking bribes from Mexico's largest drug cartel.

requests for a jury trial of James Earl Ray in the killing of Martin Luther King Jr. The judge decided that new technology could determine whether Ray's rifle fired the shot that killed Doctor King.

(nuh-GOR-no KAR-uh-BAHK), which has all but won its nine-year battle to break away from Azerbaijan. Despite the region's effective independence still there is no political settlement and no end to Azerbaijan's trade and energy embargo.

of what's become known as "the great sitdown strike" gathered to mark one of the pivotal events in U.S. labor history. Sixty years ago this week, their victory over General Motors paved the way for workers in other industries to organize unions.

and FBI Director Louis Freeh have publicly criticized Saudi Arabia for failing to cooperate more closely with the United States in the investigation into last June's bombing at a U.S. airbase in Dhahran. Until now, U.S. frustration with the Saudis has been communicated privately.

is defending the Clinton administration's controversial proposal to strengthen air quality standards for ozone and tiny particles of soot and dust. Browner testified before a Senate committee yesterday, insisting that the new restrictions would help prevent tens of thousands of premature deaths and countless asthma attacks.