41.   In addition to African heads of state, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat is also attending.

42.   In Harare, Zimbabwe, where the annual summit of African heads of state opened Monday, leaders condemned the coup but offered no support for the military action.

43.   In recent months several African heads of state have violated the embargo by flying directly to the Libyan capital.

44.   Jacques Foccart, the longtime architect of French policy in Africa who often wielded more power than African heads of state, dies in Paris.

45.   Meanwhile, several African heads of state addressed the conference on the issue of slavery and reparations.

46.   Negotiators began meeting Wednesday to hammer out a cease-fire agreement, hoping to finish in time for the African heads of state summit on Saturday.

47.   Mubarak survived unscathed hen gunmen opened fire on his motorcade as he arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for a summit of African heads of state.

48.   Mubarak survived unscathed when gunmen opened fire on his motorcade as he arrived in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa for a summit of African heads of state.

49.   Mubarak was unharmed when gunmen fired at his motorcade as it arrived in Ethiopia for a summit of African heads of state.

50.   On Monday, they urged African heads of state to reject an Air France plan to liquidate the troubled airline.