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who's on assignment in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia. Reid has seen what's touted as the world's tallest building, scheduled to be completed later this year. Reid, who was not impressed, says it looks like a building in a 1950s science fiction movie about the future.

between the Israelis and Palestinians over the future of Hebron with U.S. negotiator Dennis Ross on his way home, when Jordan's King Hussein stepped in and broke the deadlock. But no accord has been signed yet.

do not have the option of flex-time, job-sharing, tele-commuting or on-site child care at their work site. Some say allowing a small degree of worker autonomy can help reduce job-family conflict faced by many low-income couples.

on espionage charges. During nearly 10 of his 13 years with the agency, Earl Edwin Pitts allegedly received more than 200- thousand dollars for selling secrets to the former Soviet Union and to Russia.

has influenced U.S. policy toward Cuba, since it was enacted last March. The law imposes penalties on foreign companies that do business in Cuba, and that has caused friction with U.S. trading partners, especially those in Europe.

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.