31.   European Union leaders Saturday prepared the way for extending sanctions against Zimbabwe as they condemned the vote that re-elected Robert Mugabe as president.

32.   Government leaders prepare for a crisis summit.

33.   Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders prepared for a new round of talks Monday as part of a U.N.-mediated effort to reunite their long-divided island.

34.   In an effort to keep up the pressure, union leaders were preparing for a Capitol Hill rally on Wednesday to demand quick government action.

35.   Israel and the Palestinians traded charges about truce violations as violence persisted in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and their leaders prepared for separate meetings with President Clinton.

36.   Its leaders are already preparing electoral law amendments in order to postpone the mayoral elections, the campaign for which officially began Monday.

37.   Its elaborate production suggested Chinese leaders had been preparing the crackdown for some time.

38.   Maariv said Labor Party leaders were preparing for the possibility of early elections.

39.   Maariv said that Labor Party leaders were preparing for the possibility of early elections if Israel and Syria reach a peace agreement.

40.   Meanwhile, some leaders are preparing to venture into Manitoba.