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continuing military exercises off the coast of Taiwan.

has removed the Bronx Distract Attorney after he refused to give an explicit guarantee he would seek the death penalty for the killer of a policeman shot dead this week.

bill, but not before restrictions on legal immigration were removed.

in memory of her slain husband, the former Prime Minister of Israel, and her plans for a foundation to pursue Middle East peace.

The BBC's Chris Florence in Bangalore, India, reports on extraordinary security measures in place for this weekend's World Cup Cricket match between India and Pakistan. One group has already been arrested for inciting riot. The rivalry goes beyond sports, into national hatreds.

The Senate voted 59-40 today to pass a product liability bill. The legislation would cap the amount of punitive damages businesses would have to pay in lawsuits involving faulty products. President Clinton had threatened to veto the bill, but today said he would reconsider if some changes were made in it. NPR's Chitra Ragavan reports.

NPR's Jon Greenberg reports..Whitewater special counsel Kenneth Starr today expanded his investigation. He will look into whether former presidential aide David Watkins lied about Hillary Clinton's role in the firing of employees of the White House Travel Office.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits The Strand, a used bookstore in New York City, to find out what happens to all those political biographies and other books tied to campaigns, once the campaigns are over -- and sometimes even before.