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Discusses the legal and moral aspects of assisted suicide in the United States. Two federal courts which allowed physician-assisted suicide; Emergence of legal, moral and intellectual uprising against assisted suicide; Fear that assisted suicide could become dangerously routine, slowly cheapening the collective value of life in the United States.

Discusses the response of Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf to terrorist attacks on the United States. How he has become central to the United States-led 'war on terrorism,' including allowing the use of Pakistani air space by the U.S.; Topic of changes in relations between the U.S. and Pakistan; Meeting between U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and Musharraf.

Reports that as the United States-led coalition continues its air attacks on Afghanistan's Taliban rulers, relief agencies in Pakistan are bracing for a humanitarian emergency. Expectation that United Nation food flights will resume to help refugees; Internal unrest in Pakistan due to the U.S. attacks on Afghanistan.

Discusses the situation facing some of the people who are waiting to see if there will be a military response to the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 which officials in the United States believe was planned in Afghanistan. Concerns of American John Mercer and his ex-wife Deborah Oddy, whose daughter, Heather Mercer, and her friend, Dayna Curry, had been arrested on charges of preaching Christianity to an Afghan family; Concerns of some anti-Taliban Afghans who worry that the U.S. will not do enough.

Reports on geopolitics and the foreign policy of the United States concerning Asia. Idea that Asian military budgets will likely increase; View that Pakistan and Afghanistan will become the focus of international attention; Question of whether the U.S. response will bring benefits, including greater stability in Asia; Concern in China that the U.S. war will cause it to be targeted by radicals in its Uighur Muslim population in Xinjiang.

Focuses on anti-Americanism in Arab and Muslim countries in the Middle East, including Pakistan. Idea that terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 were in retribution for U.S. policies; Opinion that a mood of resentment toward the U.S. and its behavior around the world could breed hostility and hatred; Topic of how relations between the U.S. and Israel are viewed in the Middle East.

Reports on the support given by China to the United States in its war against terrorism and the outlook for a U.S. attack on Afghanistan.

Discusses the idea that terrorist attacks on the United States may provide a means for greater cooperation between the U.S. and China. View that growing Islamic radicalism in the western regions of China may later affect the country; Idea that relations between the U.S. and China may improve after the attacks; Mention of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, which was designed to monitor and combat Islamic extremism from Afghanistan and neighboring states.

Discusses relations between the United States and China, in light of a meeting of Chinese President Jiang Zemin with four leading U.S. senators. Efforts of the senators to try and constructively engage the Chinese government by promoting trade and exchange; Importance to China of the issue of a national missile defense shield in the U.S.

Discusses the visit of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell to China. Possible effect of the visit on relations between the U.S. and China; Outlook for talks concerning China's human rights record and exportation of high-tech weapons; Outlook for a visit to China by U.S. President George W. Bush.

Focuses on relations between the United States and China, in light of the detainment of four U.S.-based scholars of Chinese origin in China. Expectation that two scholars will be sent home to the U.S., in light of the visit of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell to China; Mention of Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang, who were sentenced to ten years in prison for espionage; Outlook for the relations between the two countries.

Focuses on relations between the United States and China as of July 6, 2001. View that efforts on both sides at improving relations may be paying off; Desire of Chinese officials to move beyond the standoff which involved the crash of a U.S. spy plane on Chinese territory; Discussion of an agreement to usher China into the World Trade Organization.

Discusses reactions of islanders who live near Pearl Harbor to the motion picture 'Pearl Harbor,' and meaning it holds for residents.

Discusses the decision of United States president George W. Bush to sell arms to Taiwan, and the outlook for relations between the United States and China.

Discusses the relations between China and the United States. Effect of a standoff concerning the crew of a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane on relations; Outlook for trade between the countries.

Reports on a meeting between Chinese and United States officials, in light of the detention of the crew of a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane by the Chinese government. Outlook for the discussion of travel by U.S. military aircraft around China; Outlook for relations between the countries.

Discusses the release of the crew of a United States Navy surveillance airplane who were detained by the Chinese government. Apology given by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell; Importance of apology in China, and levels of apology recognized in the country; Outlook for relations between the United States and China.

Discusses the outlook for a dispute between China and the United States concerning China's detention of the crew of a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane. Public opinion of the dispute in China; Issue of responsibility for the collision between the U.S. plane and a Chinese plane; Media coverage of the dispute in China.

Discusses the outlook for a standoff between China and the United States, in which the crew of a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane has been detained by the Chinese government. Role of national pride in the standoff; History of standoffs between the U.S. and Asian countries; Opinion of China that the U.S. must offer a satisfactory apology for the accident between the U.S. plane and a Chinese fighter jet.

Discusses the standoff between China and the United States, in light of the detainment by the Chinese government of 24 crewmen from a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane. Demand by China of a U.S. apology for the collision of the plane with a Chinese jet; American view of communism in China.

Presents the comments of former United States National Security Council official Kenneth Lieberthal concerning foreign relations between China and the United States. Issue of 24 crewmen from a surveillance airplane who are being held in China; Control of the situation by Chinese president Jiang Zemin.

Reports on the demands of the United States for the return of 24 crew members of a U.S. Navy surveillance airplane involved in a crash in China. Counter demands of Chinese president Jiang Zemin; Visitation of the crew by U.S. officials; Discussion of the relations between the U.S. and China.

Reports on the outlook for contact between the United States and the crew of a Navy spy plane that made an emergency landing in China. Outlook for relations between China and the U.S.; Idea that China may not rush to resolve the situation; Outlook for the situation.

Focuses on the crash of a United States spy plane and a Chinese fighter in China on April 1, 2001. How China is blaming the U.S. aircraft for the crash; How the crash could affect already strained U.S.-Chinese relations; Questions as to how China will deal with the U.S. plane and its crew members who made an emergency landing in Chinese territory.

Discusses the foreign relations between Taiwan and China, in light of the visit of Chinese vice premier Qian Qichen to the United States. Outlook for the independence of Taiwan; Outlook for the sale of arms to Taiwan by the U.S.

Addresses threats issued by China against the United States, regarding sales of advanced-weapons to Taiwan.

Considers how relations between China and the United States are changing in the 21st century, as George W. Bush succeeds Bill Clinton as the U.S. president.

Discusses the response of people in several countries to the 2000 presidential election in the United States as of November 9, 2000. When the results of the election are expected to be known; Closeness of the election in which Republican George W. Bush and Democrat Al Gore are candidates; Possibility that Bush will win; International concerns regarding Bush's foreign policy; Outlook for the election.

Discusses the implications of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United States (US) to the Middle East peace process. Indecision on the part of the US on how to proceed with the peace talks; Netanyahu's pronouncements during the US visit on its position on the peace process.

Reports on the possibility that arson-related crimes in the United States may not only be racial in nature. Statistics showing bigger number of white churches burned; Factors contributing to media's focus on black victims; Black and civil rights leaders' assertion that statistics are deceptive; Implications of arrest profiles and motives.

Focuses on the influence of the 1896 Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson in a debate over affirmative actions, race relations and legal remedies for past discrimination in the United States in 1996. Interpretation of the ruling in a variety of ways; Role of the ruling in current attempts on the court to give states more power. INSET: Did a black half-brother play a role.., by Amelia Newcomb..

Discusses Israeli-American relations. Visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States; Netanyahu's opposition to Clinton's efforts in the Arab-Israeli peace process; Issues which the prime minister said are off limits in the process; Coping with terrorism.

Reports on the implications of President Boris Yeltsin's decisive election win for the United States government's foreign relations policy. Renewed uncertainty about Yeltsin's health and factionalism within the Russian government; Assistance given by the US to Russia on various concerns; Interest in the emerging profile of Yeltsin's security chief, Alexander Lebed.

Reports that the Fifth Circuit Court in New Orleans ruled that a University of Texas Law School racial admissions policy in 1992 infringed on the rights of a white female applicant who was denied a place at the school. Circuit court's contention that the school's racial quota system was unconstitutional; Background on previous laws on collegiate admission policy; Significance of the decision.

Reports on landmark decisions of the US Supreme Court during its 1995-96 term. Integration of all-male military schools; Outlawing of political discrimination of homosexuals; Seminole Indian gambling; Voting districts on the basis of race; Sexually explicit materials on cable television.

Reports that the United States Supreme Court has bolstered protections for women against discrimination. Unconstitutionality of Virginia's male-only training at the Virginia Military Institute; Exclusion of women based on exceedingly persuasive justification.

Reports on the rise of conservative religious influence in politics. Rise in the number of politically involved Christians; Belief of most Americans that churches should be able to express political views; Political mainstreaming of white Evangelicals; Discomfort among parishioners about being told how to vote; Presence of political campaign materials in churches.

Reports that the US Supreme Court has continued a three-year trend in reducing race as a factor in creating voting districts. Overview of a Texas case involving black and Hispanic districts; Ruling on the North Carolina case covering a black majority district; Implication of the Supreme Court ruling for federal court sentencing guidelines.

Reports on a Georgia prisoner Ellis Wayner Felker's challenging of the bill on habeas corpus sponsored by Senator Orrin Hatch. Provisions of the bill; Passage of the bill as a politically expedient move; Limiting of the power of federal courts to review prisoners' appeals; Speculations on how the high court will handle the issue.

Reports on the impact of the election results in Israel on the country's foreign relations with the United States. Possible victory of conservative Likud candidate Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel; Netanyahu's opposition against the Arab-Israeli peace deals; President Bill Clinton's support for Shimon Peres' candidacy as prime minister.

Anticipates changes in the US Supreme Court as a result of the 1996 presidential election. Scenarios in the event of a win by either President Bill Clinton or Bob Dole; Profile of a Clinton-appointed court.

Reports on the US Supreme Court's decision on the `Romer v. Evans' case which give homosexuals in Colorado the right to lobby as a group for protection from discrimination. Contradiction with the Supreme Court's May 17, 1896 decision on the `Plessy v. Ferguson' case; Overturning of a Colorado referendum that banned local ordinances protecting homosexuals from housing and employment discrimination.

Reports on the US Supreme Court's decision that a Rhode Island ban on liquor-price advertising in the state was an abridgement of commercial free speech. Rhode Island officials' argument on alcohol's negative social effects in the state; History of the case `44 Liquormat Inc. vs. Rhode Island.'

Reports on the anticipation concerning the US Supreme Court's major decisions concerning social issues, particularly those affecting minorities. Issue concerning homosexuals' participation as a group in state politics and law; Question on the lasting impact of decisions already handed down by the high court; Comment on the high court's conservative leanings.

Focuses on US President Bill Clinton administration's campaign against international terrorism in preparation for the Israeli national election on May 29, 1996. Expansion of intelligence cooperation with the Israeli government; Counterterrorism pact between Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres; Contents of State Department's report on global terrorism.

Reports on efforts being made by the United States government to accentuate a positive outlook on its foreign outlook. Problems associated with the plan; Criticism of the Clinton administration; Russian President Boris Yeltsin facing tough election in May 1996; Yeltsin, and Israeli Prime Minister, Shimon Peres, seen as crucial players in US hopes for stability and peace.

Reports that with the spotlight on Unabomber suspect, Theodore Kaczynski, other fugitives in the United States should not be forgotten. Information on other fugitives; Comments from Federal Bureau of Investigations' official Rex Tomb.

Discusses deliberations in the US Supreme Court on the constitutionality of the seizure of properties in tandem with criminal cases. Use of seizure of property on the campaign against drug trafficking; Implications on criminal justice; Issue of double jeopardy seizure of property in tandem with criminal cases.

Reports on judicial federalism in the United States. Landmark rulings shifting powers to states; Dispute over a handgun bill; Arguments supporting judicial federalism.

Reports on the possible legislation of the Effective Death Penalty bill, which would change terms of habeas corpus. Other inclusions of the bill; Battle between U.S. Congress and the Supreme Court over the powers of federal courts; Views from legal conservatives who oppose the bill.