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With the Peruvian hostage crisis now in its fifth day, reporter John Miller reports on President Alberto Fujimori's first statement since the drama began. Fujimori says he won't use force if the leftist guerrillas holding some 300 hostages at the Japanese ambassador's residence lay down their arms and release their captives.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports on today's staff shake-up at the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal on Rwanda. U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan fired two top tribunal officials following a U.N. report that the court was riddled with mismanagement and financial waste.

From Lima, Jonathan Miller reports on how the 73 hostages in the residence of the Japanese ambassador to Peru are faring, almost five weeks after their capture. Contrary to what might be expected, the hostages are reported to be in good shape, well fed and in reasonably good spirits in what some officials are jokingly billing as the world's longest-running cocktail party.

- NPR's Brenda Wilson reports on the impact of President Clinton's announcement today that industry will standardize the crucial fastening device for all new child car seats. Ill-fitting child seats have been the cause of thousands of injuries and deaths. Now, Wilson reports, parents and children can feel more secure.

This month, one of the biggest and brightest comet in modern history -- with a core that's 25 miles across -- puts in an appearance in the heavens. Astronomers have been watching it intently as it prepares to round the sun. Among other surprises, they report seeing odd bursts on the comet's surface. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports the nation's unemployment rate fell a tenth of a point in March to 5.2%. Analysts said today's report reinforced the picture of a strong economy that has all the necessary preconditions for inflation. The financial markets reacted negatively for the most part... as the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined for yet another day.

NPR's David Molpus reports that although diversity training is now fairly commonplace in American companies, a majority of these companies report being dissatisfied with the results of these programs. Some experts in the field say this is partly due to unrealistic expectations, but also because some trainers use inappropriate and counter-productive techniques.

of the Justice Department's damning report into the conduct and techniques of the FBI lab. The report found that FBI scientists exaggerated the strength of their evidence in several high-profile cases. The outcome of the Oklahoma City bombing trial could hinge on the jury's perception of potentially tainted scientific evidence.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that the Catholic Church is a dominant influence in Zaire and is the leading opposition to the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko. And one of the leaders of the Catholic Church in Zaire is the person most often suggested as a successor to Mubutu as head of state. This is another in a series of NPR reports that examines the influence of religion in Africa.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on some new findings from the outer solar system and beyond. Astronomers meeting in Arizona report finding rain clouds on Jupiter, hints of oxygen in the atmosphere of Jupiter's biggest moon, and signs of yet another planet orbiting a distant star.