31.   Britain expects Indian technology professionals to benefit from a new multiple visa plan introduced Thursday, a British minister said.

32.   Britain will maintain all of its vetoes on European issues, its defense minister said on Sunday.

33.   Camp commanding officer Lt. Col. Maimanga Oumara was arrested by the rebellious soldiers along with several other officers, the defense minister said.

34.   Cash-strapped Pakistan plans to switch from expensive, foreign fuels to its own hydroelectric and coal resources to generate power, the power minister said Friday.

35.   Canada will amend its privacy laws to allow information about air travelers to be shared with American customs and immigration officials, the transport minister said.

36.   Canadian officials said the ministers and bank governors were likely to discuss unstable oil prices at some point.

37.   Devlin said defense minister Lord Gilbert took a personal interest in animal rights issues and wanted to see bearskin phased out as soon as a substitute could be found.

38.   Financing problems may force Germany to abandon plans for a super-fast magnetic levitation train linking its two biggest cities, the transport minister said Tuesday.

39.   Fixing all the damage will take at least two years, said environment minister Pavle Gantar.

40.   Greece will not accept NATO involvement in any European Union military operation that does not use alliance facilities, its defense minister said Monday.