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Linda speaks with Wouter van Hoven, the chair of the Kissama Foundation, and a professor at the University of Pretoria, about the elephants who will be transferred from South Africa to Angola. He has been examining two elephant families in the crowded Madikwe National Park in South Africa. Tomorrow, they will be captured, then flown to their new home in Angola's Quicama National Park. South Africa has too many elephants in its park, and Angola doesn't have enough. The elephants in Angola were killed during 25 years of civil war by soldiers for sport, and by poachers. (4:30) More information on the Internet at http://www.kissama.org.

NPR Diplomatic Correspondent Ted Clark reports on the second day of the Millennium Summit at the UN, where the focus is on efforts to prevent conflict, especially in Africa.

Today, Margot Adler dipped into the smorgasbord of protests surrounding the UN Millennium Summit in New York. More than 91 demonstrations were scheduled over the three days of the meeting. Adler visited with protesters including some from Iran and Togo, and everywhere there was music by demonstrating members of China's Falun Gong sect.

Noah talks to Terry DeGlau, Kodak Manager for trade relations in photography, about how he was able to get all of the world leaders at the U.N. Summit to pose for a group picture. The photo includes Castro, Arafat, Barak, Khatami, Putin, Zemin - 150 world leaders in all, never before photographed together.

John Ydstie of NPR News has a report on the differing budget proposals of Democratic Presidential Candidate Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush. Economic prosperity in America has brought a sharp debate over what to do with a projected budget surplus. Gore says his first priority is paying down the national debt. Bush says the surplus should mean tax cuts first.

The Monarch is arguably America's favorite insect. It's also in danger of losing its principle resting place. NPR's John Nielsen reports satellite photos reveal a recent and rapid disappearance of the mountainside forests in Mexico that serve as the roosting place for migrating Monarchs.

Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain. His book, Faith of My Fathers: A Family Memoir (Harper Perennial) is now out in paperback. He'll discuss his years as a POW, his bid for the presidency, and his endorsement of George W. Bush.

NPR's Rob Gifford reports that China's largest corruption trial begins today in four cities in the southeastern province of Fujian. President Jiang Zemin, who heads the 61 million-member Communist Party, has declared clean government a goal of his rule. But the Fujian scandal has tainted members of the elite ruling circle, among them one of Jiang's proteges.

NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports on the decision by the European Union to lift diplomatic sanction against Austria. Austria's 14 EU partners imposed the sanctions seven months ago, after conservative Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel formed a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party then led by Joerg Haider.

Some of the highest gas prices in the United Kingdom are in Wales. Some people are stocking up on groceries, fearing that later, they may not be able to get to the store by car. Robert talks to BBC Wales Correspondent Wyre Davies about the effect the prices are having there. He joins us from Cardiff, the Capitol of Wales.