21.   Vatican leaders declared the Gospel must never be subordinated to political ends and church officials must not actively engage in politics.

22.   Palestinian leaders declared a national day of mourning Thursday.

23.   A right-wing religious leader Wednesday declared Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Cabinet non-Muslims after they agreed to abolish the death penalty for women.

24.   A rightwing religious leader on Wednesday declared Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Cabinet non-Muslims after they agreed to abolish the death penalty for women.

25.   A Serbian opposition leader declared Friday he will defy an order to report for military duty, and his Democratic Party said military police are looking for him.

26.   African leaders on Friday declared that an African political and economic union would become a reality, but said the idea remains a few nations shy of formal ratification.

27.   An anti-globalization group that helped organize mass protests at the Genoa meeting of world leaders declared Sunday its opposition to the U.S.-led attacks in Afghanistan.

28.   Amid the arrests and trials, Chinese leaders have declared they will destroy challengers to Communist Party rule.

29.   And whether or not it stays in the drawer depends on a host of things, including whether Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declares statehood unilaterally.

30.   Barak has hinted that if Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat declares a state unilaterally, he might annex areas of the West Bank or seal off the Palestinian areas.