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Linda talks to Ellen Forch (FORSH) - A Research Scientist for the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand. She talks about the caputre of one of the world's most elusive creatures. A giant squid. This one was 24 feet long and weighed one ton.

We talk with All Thing's Considered's favorite French Chef- Chef Guillame about this tasty squid discovery. He offers a perfect recipe for this a large gathering.

about the election of Democrat Ron Wyden. Wyden won the Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Republican Bob Packwood in a special write-in election.

Lynn Terry reports on the visit by French President Jacques Chirac to the United States, where he will try to raise France's profile on matters of international defense.... and boost his prestige at home.

have calculated that the number of those infected with HIV appears to have stabilized. In New York State, the number of HIV infected women giving birth has actually dropped, but nationwide, the number of infections among young gay men appears to be going up.

SCOTT TALKS WITH OUR FRIEND SIMON HOGGART, WHO'S JUST RETURNED FROM CHINA WHERE HE'S BEEN REPORTING ON THAT COUNTRY'S RED-HOT ECONOMIC GROWTH...AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WORLD ECONOMY.

SCOTT SIMON AND DANIEL SCHORR, WEEKEND EDITION'S SENIOR NEWS ANALYST, TALK ABOUT THE TOP NEWS STORIES OF THE WEEK.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Sarajevo that the commander of NATO forces in Bosnia reported today that the former-warring parties had separated their forces by a Friday deadline, as required by the Dayton peace accord. However, that same deadline called for a full exchange of prisoners of war, which has not taken place.

NPR's John McChesney reports that Visa and Mastercard have agreed on a single technical standard that they say will allow for secure purchases over the Internet. The two credit card giants had been pursuing different systems with conflicting security specifications. Today's announcement means banks and consumers will not have to worry about choosing one system over the other.

Former British diplomat LORD DAVID OWEN has written a new memoir about his efforts to broker a peace plan in the Former Yugoslavia. It is called "Balkan Odyssey." published by Harcourt Brace. Owen along with Cyrus Vance drafted the Vance-Owen peace plan that was considered but never adopted by the warring sides.