111.   Manama, Bahrain -- Gulf Cooperation Council foreign ministers start meeting in preparation of annual summit.

112.   Manama, Bahrain -- Leaders of Gulf Cooperation Council member states hold annual summit.

113.   Malaysian Foreign Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said the annual summits would enable the leaders to formulate quick responses to world events.

114.   Malaysia, the host for the sixth annual summit, indicated Tuesday that other Asian nations may line up behind Japan on its stand against fisheries and forestry.

115.   Mubarak escaped unharmed when his armored limousine was fired on shortly after he arrived in Addis Ababa last year for the annual summit of the Organization of African Unity.

116.   No details emerged but the meeting was to produce recommendations that will be submitted to GCC leaders at their annual summit in Muscat, Oman, next month.

117.   Outnumbered seven-to-one, Japan has never found it easy to draw attention to Asia at the annual summits of the Group of Eight wealthiest nations.

118.   Outraged South Pacific island leaders are certain to heap condemnation on France for restarting nuclear testing in their regional back yard at their annual summit on Wednesday.

119.   Previously, Indian authorities refused to give passports to Kashmiris who were invited to attend the annual summit of Muslim countries.

120.   President Bill Clinton plans to visit Slovenia in June after attending the annual summit of industrialized democracies in Cologne, Germany.