U.S. House Impeachment Inquiry Broadens Scope
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee launched a new front in its impeachment inquiry of President Clinton Tuesday, delving into allegations of fund-raising abuses during his 1996 re-election campaign.

Exxon Buying Mobil For $76.2 Billion
Exxon Corp. said Tuesday it agreed to acquire Mobil Corp. for a record $76.2 billion in a stock transaction that will create the world's largest oil company and reshape the industry.

Activists Mark World AIDS Day; Clinton Backs Funds
Activists marked World AIDS Day Tuesday with hundreds of marches and meetings aimed at ramming home the fact that every minute of the year 11 people contract the deadly HIV virus.

Pinochet Leaves London Hospital In Police Convoy
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was swept out of a London hospital by ambulance and police escort Tuesday leaving a trail of chanting opponents in his wake.

Albright Urges Justice In Nazi-Era Art Disputes
Secretary of State Albright, invoking her Jewish grandparents who died in the Holocaust, urged an international conference Tuesday to resolve the growing struggle over art and other assets seized by Nazis.

Film Makers Rescued From Russian Arctic
Three international film makers were plucked to safety from an Arctic wilderness island Tuesday after surviving six weeks of blizzards while fast running out of food.

After 29 Years, Cuba To Restore Christmas Holiday
Nearly three decades after abolishing the Christmas break in Cuba to keep people working in the sugar fields, the ruling Communist Party proposed Tuesday the permanent reinstatement of a Dec. 25 holiday.

Shuttle To Fuel For Space Station Mission
NASA continued the countdown Tuesday for the shuttle Endeavour's mission to start building the $60 billion International Space Station, in spite of fears that bad weather may delay its launch.

Judge Throws Out Big U.S. Drug Price-Fixing Case
A federal judge threw out a lawsuit brought against several major drug makers and wholesalers by thousands of U.S. retail pharmacies that had alleged a vast conspiracy to fix U.S. prescription drug prices, the companies said Tuesday.

Lasers May Remove Breast Cancers Without Surgery
A new technique may make it possible to remove cancerous breast tumors with a laser instead of disfiguring surgery, U.S. researchers said Tuesday.

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