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

NPR's Mara Liasson reports on the summit on terrorism, which was attended by leaders of 27 countries, many of them former enemies of Israel. President Clinton praised the gathering for coming up with concrete ideas for combatting terrorism, but others felt the summit was short on details.

NPR's Eric Weiner reports from Jerusalem on reaction to the terrorism summit. Israeli government officials billed it as important step in ending terrorist attacks, but not all Israelis are convinced the gathering of world leaders accomplished much.

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.

A team of researchers, analyzing NASA photographs, have discovered what they believe are the remnants of gigantic architectural features on the surface of the moon. Roving correspondent Bob Garfield sat through their press conference, and was stunned by what he heard.

Linda talks with South African journalist Stephanie Bothma (BOT-ma) about the opening today of the murder trial of South Africa's former defense minister and several other former senior military officials. Magnus Malan (muh-LAWN) and the other defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge that they orchestrated a 1987 massacre of apartheid opponents. The trial has caused a sensation in South Africa; Malan is the highest-ranking former apartheid official to be put on trial.

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.

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.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin has again cancelled a summit with the president of the Ukraine. The two men were to sign a long-delayed cooperation agreement. But problems with the Black Sea Fleet and upcoming Russian elections got in the way. NPR's Anne Garrels - who is just back from the Ukraine - reports.