11.   Tietmeyer urged European governments to progress with economic and labor market reforms.

12.   PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk has urged the government not to expel a Canadian correspondent accused of negative reporting, the journalist said yesterday.

13.   A former Muslim rebel leader urged the government on Friday to give negotiators two more weeks to peacefully free captives held by guerrillas before attempting a military rescue.

14.   A German labor union urged the government Wednesday not to postpone plans to build a high-tech combat jet called the Eurofighter.

15.   A leading human rights group urged foreign governments, aid donors and investors Wednesday to pressure Vietnam to release jailed dissidents and improve legal protections for its citizens.

16.   According to the South African Press Association, the petition urged the government to prosecute those responsible for the deaths and compensate families of the victims.

17.   An Faxing of Jilin province wrote asking her to urge the government to allow overseas dissidents in exile to return to China.

18.   Annan urged governments for generous responses to the U.N. humanitarian appeal for the Horn of Africa, which has been hit by a severe drought.

19.   Armed with a catalog of excesses by both sides, the committee urged the government and rebels to stop the killings, then sit down to talk.

20.   Applying a diplomatic squeeze on the Palestinian leader, Secretary of State Colin Powell urged European governments this week against inviting Arafat to visit.