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In the Darfur region of Sudan, thousands of people have died and a million have been driven from their homes as result of what many are calling ethnic cleansing or even genocide. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg, photographer Marcus Bleasdale, and Dr. Jennifer Leaning of Physicians for Human Rights.

Linda talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. Ludden was with a group of reporters who met with militia leader Charles Taylor. He is one of the most powerful figures in a war which erupted anew ten days ago, leaving the west African nation's peace process in tatters. Fighting and widespread looting have left Monrovia in ruins, and most relief organizations have left the country.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports that rebels who are trying to force Zairean President Mobutu Sese Seko (moh-BOO-too SAY-say SAY-koh) out of power have succeeded to some extent, holding some four hundred miles of Zairean territory. However, Mobutu is said to be organizing his forces for a counter-attack, and the insurgents' plans for establishing their own government may be running into trouble.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Zaire's capital Kinshasa that many people there are increasingly anxious about the refusal of anti-government rebels to agree to a ceasefire. Kinshasa has long been the center of the non-violent opposition to President Mobutu Sese Seko. As the rebels steadily advance, many residents of the capital say the guerrillas should agree to a truce and allow previously scheduled elections to go ahead.

For the second straight day, a river of Rwandan refugees is flowing out of eastern Zaire and returning to their homeland after two miserable years of exile in camps along the border. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports the refugees, mostly ethnic Hutus, no longer seem afraid to live under the rival Tutsi-led government, and government authorities are welcoming their countrymen back home.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden in Jerusalem reports on efforts by veteran Israeli politician Shimon Peres to win parliamentary support for his bid to run for prime minister in upcoming elections. The left-wing Meretz faction told Mr. Peres he should work with incumbent Prime Minister Ehud Barak to secure a peace deal with the Palestinians.

The Immigration and Naturalization Service will be dissolved into two units under the Department of Homeland Security. In place of the INS will be one unit for border security, and another for "Citizenship and Immigration Services." NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem that two Israelis were killed and more than a dozen others wounded in terrorist attacks today. The resurgent violence came hard on the heels of another setback in the Middle East peace process. A planned Israeli-Palestinian summit was called off amid Palestinian criticism of the latest American proposals.

Bob Edwards talks to Jennifer Heffron, Senior Director for Health Care Reform at the National Mental Health Association. She discusses the mental health parity law that George W. Bush signed in Texas, analyzes Clinton's recent actions and considers how Bush may change things.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports on the upcoming Israeli election for prime minister. Trailing badly in the polls in the final week of the campaign, Prime Minister Ehud Barak says he is frustrated by what he perceives is the country's failure to grasp the fateful implications of next week's vote.