1.   And, the United States pledged to step up its mediation efforts, including possibly hosting a summit, if the critical talks progress.

2.   Clinton is in Denver hosting a summit for the leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations.

3.   Clinton, hosting a summit of Western Hemisphere leaders in Miami, telephoned Elders and ordered his longtime associate and fellow Arkansan to quit.

4.   He hosts a summit with the bipartisan congressional leadership early next week before leaving for campaign-style stops in California and Arizona.

5.   Italy, which is hosting the summit of industrialized nations in July, has asked several nations not to announce their grants until its meeting in Genoa.

6.   Last June, the city smoothly hosted a summit of world leaders.

7.   President Bill Clinton will host a summit of Middle Eastern leaders in Washington early this week, in an effort to bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians.

8.   Qatar, which is to host the summit, had been the only Arab country in the Persian Gulf to have commercial ties with the Jewish state.

9.   After the cancellation, Arafat left the Gaza Strip for Cairo to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who had been due to host the summit.

10.   After the cancellation, Arafat left the Gaza Strip for Cairo to meet with Mubarak, who had been due to host the summit.