11.   Late Thursday night, Nigerian sports officials were holding a closed-door meeting to resolve the crisis.

12.   The meeting also resolved to propose a legal amendment to empower authorities to shut down night entertainment venues and petrol stations at which drugs were found.

13.   The meeting also resolved not to invite Mr Chan to take any further part in the management, business and affairs of PPC and its subsidiaries.

14.   The meeting resolved that an independent body will be set up, comprising the Council of National Radio and Television Affairs and the Council of National Telecommunication Affairs.

15.   There was no immediate indication the Guterres-Suharto meeting will quickly resolve that dispute.

16.   Earlier Monday, Cyprus Foreign Minister Yiannakis Cassoulides said he hoped the Brussels meeting would resolve the fate of the men.

17.   The emergency meeting resolved to immediately boost security along the western border with Afghanistan to prevent al-Qaeda extremists slipping into Pakistan.