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NPR's Ted Clark reports that the high civilian death toll in today's Israeli bombardment in Lebanon has accelerated efforts to end the latest round of fighting in the Middle East. A senior State Department official will travel to the region tonight to pursue a diplomatic solution. It won't be easy for the United States to play the role of honest broker, however, because it sided with Israel when the clashes began a week ago.

Noah Adams talks with Tim Cohen, a political correspondent with Business Day in Cape Town. Cohen has being following the constitutional process in South Africa. Today, South African politicians passed the post-apartheid constitution. The constitution will be phased in between now and 1997. The constitution is loosely based on the our Constitution and has a Bill of Rights that protect basic freedoms. (4:30) -b- 6. FREEBIES ON THE STUMP -- The Democratic Party hopes to raise $11 million at a Washington, DC shindig tonight, just a little less than Republicans hauled in at a gala of their own early this year. What do donors get for the checks? What about voters? Peter Overby reports.

The Democratic Party hopes to raise $11 million at a Washington, DC shindig tonight, just a little less than Republicans hauled in at a gala of their own early this year. What do donors get for the checks? What about voters? Peter Overby reports.

NPR's Dan Charles reports that airline safety experts say that there are limits to how safe airline travel can be. As the number of flights increase, and the complexity of safety precautions multiply, experts say there is a ceiling to how low the accident rate can go.

A re-broadcast of Noah Adams reading some of the obituaries of victims of the Murrah Federal Office Building bombing which appeared in the Daily Oklahoman five days after the explosion in Oklahoma City.

NPR's Mary Kay Magistad reports on diplomatic attempts to mend relations between the US and China. A meeting between the US secretary of state and China's foreign minister at the Hague tomorrow is the first since the Taiwan crisis last month, and both sides are talking optimistically.

Robert Siegel speaks with Martin Lee about China's takeover of Hong Kong in July of next year. Mr. Lee is an elected legislative counselor and chair of the Democratic Party in Hong Kong. Mr. Lee says China is backing away from promises it made in an agreement with Britain in 1984, to allow Hong Kong's autonomy and to permit democratic rule. He is in the United States to appeal for support for a democratic, independent Hong Kong.

the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal office building.

Edmund Roy reports on the uncertainty facing India's political future. The split vote suggest that Indians are being more independent in their choice of candidates, but this has led to a hung parliament and the possibility of a new election in six months.

the GOP is arguing over their budget strategy and health insurance legislation, the Democrats in Congress have unified behind raising the minimum wage... a measure suggested by President Clinton last year.