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In the wake of Cuba's downing of two civilian aircraft, President Clinton today signed controversial legislation that will tighten the U.S. embargo of Cuba and permit Americans to file claims against Cuba in American courts. We hear excerpts from Mr. Clinton's remarks.

Finland may seem an unlikely place for internet activity, but in a recent ranking of countries based on internet computers, Finland was the clear winner. Danny talks with the managing director of Finland's largest internet provider to find out why.

after the Palestinian authorities announced the arrests of several senior members of Hamas' military wing. >

The statue, which depicts a black teenager cowering before a white policeman and his dog, was supposed to be a monument of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, but critics now say it may have a detrimental effect.

order which gives the government the power to freeze bank accounts in the U.S. believed to be controlled by Hamas and other terrorist groups. But it's unclear how successful the order has been in preventing terrorists from getting to their money.

NPR'S Sunni Khalid reports that many Arab leaders support tomorrow's summit on terrorism in Egypt but they say it should do more than address Israel's problems with Hamas. They say it should deal with the causes of political violence in the Middle East and promote a just peace between Israelis and Arabs.

is less than watertight, with Europe and Japan quite happy to trade with Tehran.

Scott Bard reports from London on the fear raging through Europe over a possible link between "mad cow disease" and a deadly human brain disease. Yesterday the British Health Minister said a group of scientists had found the bovine disease the most likely explanation for the human fatalities -- spurring several European countries to ban or consider banning British beef.

NPR's Joe Palca reports that the National Academy of Sciences has issued an update about what's known about the health effects of Agent Orange. The new report for the first time says there is evidence suggesting that Agent Orange may increase the risk for spina bifida among children of Vietnam War veterans who were exposed to the defoliant.