The United Nations advised Iraq that it must actively help its weapons experts conduct their inspections. The chief U.N. inspector, Hans Blix, said the Iraqis had discovered and disclosed the existence of four additional empty chemical warheads. (BBC)

An antiwar demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Saturday drew tens of thousands of protestors, despite sub-freezing temperatures. Other protests were also held in other cities in the U.S. and other countries. (WaPost)

Saudi Arabian leaders are encouraging Iraqi security forces to forcibly remove Saddam Hussein from power, the New York Times reported. Saudi Arabia's intelligence chief denied the report. The Arab nations in the Middle East do not generally support Saddam, and wish to avoid a war. (NYT, Reuters)

The Los Angeles Times reported that an Indian trading company illicitly sold raw materials and equipment for manufacturing chemical weapons and long-range missiles to Iraq between 1998 and 2001. The Indian company has been under investigation at least since early 2001, but relations between the U.S. and India are delicate, and the U.S. has not publicized the case. (LAT)

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft proposal for the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Three of the four alternatives proposed for the area involve selling leasing rights for oil and gas exploration on some 9 million acres of the 23-million-acre reserve. (NYT)

An antiwar demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Saturday drew tens of thousands of protestors, despite sub-freezing temperatures. Other protests were also held in other cities in the U.S. and other countries. (WaPost)

Microsoft Corp. said it had developed a method for creating audio CDs that can be played back normally on a stereo or computer but cannot be copied digitally. The company said it has invested $500 million in digital rights management for music. (CNet/Reuters)

Dell Computer is exploring computer recycling as a means of addressing an enivornmental concern and boosting business. (Yahoo/Reuters)

The U.S. Bureau of Land Management released a draft proposal for the National Petroleum Reserve on Alaska's North Slope. Three of the four alternatives proposed for the area involve selling leasing rights for oil and gas exploration on some 9 million acres of the 23-million-acre reserve. (NYT)

Microsoft Corp. said it had developed a method for creating audio CDs that can be played back normally on a stereo or computer but cannot be copied digitally. The company said it has invested $500 million in digital rights management for music. (CNet/Reuters)

Local residents around North Long Lake in Brainerd, Minn., have several conflicting theories as to why a half-mile-long patch of water in the middle of the lake hasn't frozen. Scientists remain at a loss for an explanation, however. (ABCNews)

Dell Computer is exploring computer recycling as a means of addressing an enivornmental concern and boosting business. (Yahoo/Reuters)

Local residents around North Long Lake in Brainerd, Minn., have several conflicting theories as to why a half-mile-long patch of water in the middle of the lake hasn't frozen. Scientists remain at a loss for an explanation, however. (ABCNews)