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Sue Simpson reports from Johannesburg on the opening day of testimony before South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The commission will hear from victims of human rights absues committed during apartheid as part of a process designed to heal the nation's wounds. The panel also has the power to grant amnesty to those who confess to their crimes. It has drawn criticism from both ends of the political spectrum. Some say the commission should not grant amnesty, others say it will ignore the crimes committed by the opponents of apartheid.

NPR's Sunni Khalid reports from Beirut on Hezbollah's hard-line stance regarding Israel. In an interview, Hezbollah's chief political spokesman said that Hezbollah would be undeterred from bombing northern Israel, despite Israel's aggressive response.

to pay the back dues their government owes the United Nations. The U.S. is a billion dollars in arrears.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on remarks today by President Clinton at the National Education Summit, which ends today in Palisades, NY.

served in the war. And researchers say that despite sometimes painful memories, most veterans led more successful lives than those who didn't serve. And experts say it was the military experience that made the difference.

her partner? her mate? No one word seems to work.

sweep of the western primaries and Pat Buchanan's grudging concession that the Senate majority leader will be the GOP nominee.

The Education Department and certain school districts around the country are trying to figure out next year's budget, even while this year's is up in the air. Congress and the president have only agreed on temporary budgets for the Education Department, at a cut from last year's spending. Now the department and districts that get federal aid can't make plans until Washington officials come to an agreement. NPR's Phillip Davis has the story.

under Bosnian Serb or Moslem-Croat control. Over the weekend she attended a rally by Moslem-Croats, protesting the resettlement of Brchko by Bosnian Serbs.