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President Bush and Russian President Putin issue a joint statement that echoes NATO's earlier demand that Iraq comply with a U.N. Security Council order to disarm. The statement does not indicate what role Russia might play if military force is used in the Persian Gulf. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

Rwanda, about the United Nations tribunal, which has begun to indict Rwandans on charges of genocide. The U.N. is charging them with allegedly taking part in thousands of killings in Rwanda in 1994. The first two men to be charged are being held in Zambia but will be tranferred to Tanzania for trial later this year.

LEBANON - NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem that Israel regretted mistakenly shelling a United Nations base which was sheltering Lebanese civilians. But Prime Minister Shimon Peres and other officials defended their right to fire artillery shells at positions of the Hizbollah guerrillas. They pointed out that Hezbollah had fired Katyusha rockets toward Israel from a position just three hundred meters from the U-N base.

NPR's Tom Gjelten reports that United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali...who has announced he wants to serve another term...is going to face a major hurdle in the race: The United States. The Clinton Administration plans to block his re-election using the U.S. veto at the U.N.

John Burnett investigates the notion of 'Rapture'. Some Christians believe that the year 2000 begins the end of the world. They say according to the >Bible, all Christians, dead and alive, will be taken up into Heaven...while the un-saved will remain on Earth to suffer.

Noah talks with Adam Schoenfeld (SHOW-un-feld), Vice President and Senior Analyst of Jupiter Communications, about a new form of internet advertising that may bring free access to internet users. Free access is already available in San Francisco where a web browser appears in conjunction with a small advertising window that flashes a new advertising message every minute.

Iraq says it is considering a U.N. Security Council resolution ordering Saddam Hussein's regime to disarm or face "serious consequences." Meanwhile, tens out thousands turn out in Florence, Italy, for an anti-war protest. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Iraqi TV reports that Saddam Hussein has called an emergency meeting of parliament to consider last week's UN resolution ordering Iraq to disarm. Iraq had seven days to respond. Meanwhile, the Arab League meets, with members saying Iraq has already complied. NPR News reports.

Top U.N. nuclear monitor Mohamed ElBaradei increases pressure on Iraq to divulge information about weapons programs, saying Baghdad must answer questions about the 12,000-page report it gave the United Nations. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

The United States "burned" some intelligence sources when Secretary Powell told the U.N. Security Council yesterday what those had revealed. But American intelligence agencies believe the sources were not of great importance and contend that the loss of sources was outweighed by the need to convince the world that Iraq still conceals illegal weapons programs. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.