Botswana said it is unable to cope with massive numbers of illegal immigrants from neighboring Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe is suffering from food shortages, economic woes and political turmoil. (BBC)

Envoys from the United States, Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Spain and Portugal encouraged Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and opposition leaders to agree to new presidential elections and an end to the opposition strike. Support for the strike has weakened but state oil workers have said they will not return to work until Chavez agrees to a new election. (Reuters)

The Israeli army killed five Palestinian militants in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, including Fadi Jabber, the leader of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. The army also imposed a curfew in Hebron as part of an effort to arrest suspected militants, and shut down two local TV stations and a radio station. Israeli forces clashed with villagers after destroying a house near Jenin and destroyed three houses and two water wells in a town in the Gaza Strip as well, according to Palestinian reports. (Ha'aretz)

Fears of violence in Ivory Coast's capital, Abidjan, have sent foreigners packing. Supporters of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo have blamed France for the peace deal agreed to in Paris last weekend, which they feel gave too much power to the rebel factions in the Ivorian civil war. Thousands of Europeans reside in Abidjan. (Reuters)

Cambodia officially apologized to Thailand and offered compensation for any losses resulting from yesterday's riots in Phnom Penh. The rioting, which was apparently provoked by a remark made by a TV character two years ago, destroyed the Thai embassy, and hundreds of Thais fled the country. (BBC)

U.S. officials said an investigation had concluded that Indonesian soldiers were responsible for the killing of two American teachers in Indonesia last August. The soldiers are believed to have wanted more money from the teachers' American employer, which also operates a large gold and copper mine in the area. (NYT)

Bush administration officials said the administration's plans to disclose intelligence data concerning banned Iraqi weapons programs were intended to demonstrate that war with Iraq is necessary — not to facilitate inspections. The White House indicated it was looking toward a Feb. 14 date, when U.N. weapons inspectors will file another report, for a U.N. Security Council decision on Iraq. (WaPost, NYT)

Jordan said it would allow the U.S. military to fly over Jordanian air space and launch search-and-rescue missions from its airfields in the event of a war with Iraq. Jordanian air space lies directly between the Mediterranean Sea and Iraq. (WaPost)

The four-person crew of a U.S. military helicopter died when the helicopter crashed on a routine training mission near the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. (MSNBC/AP)

Richard Reid, who confessed to attempting to blow up an airliner with explosives concealed in his shoes, was sentenced to life in prison. (Fox News)

The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service announced a $37 million computer system designed to track recipients of student visas in the United States. There are nearly 1 million foreign students in the country. (WaPost)

Bush administration officials said the administration's plans to disclose intelligence data concerning banned Iraqi weapons programs were intended to demonstrate that war with Iraq is necessary — not to facilitate inspections. The White House indicated it was looking toward a Feb. 14 date, when U.N. weapons inspectors will file another report, for a U.N. Security Council decision on Iraq. (WaPost, NYT)

Both Republicans and Democrats expressed concerns about President Bush's forthcoming proposal for Medicare reform. The proposal, which has yet to be clarified, appears to require senior citizens to forgo traditional Medicare benefits in order to qualify for prescription drug coverage. (NYT, WaPost)

AOL Time Warner reported $99 billion in charges for the year 2002, reflecting accounting rules changes and depreciation of its America Online unit. AOL also reported that Vice Chairman Ted Turner would step down in May. (CNet)

The American woman an English king abdicated his throne for in 1936 turned out to have cheated on him with a car salesman. (NYT, WaPost)