1.   On Tuesday the minister of cooperatives accused traders of hoarding stocks to drive the price up even further.

2.   Officials accuse the traders of concealing some of their profits.

3.   Others accuse some traders of buying stocks of state subsidized rice and then smuggling them to neighboring countries for sale at higher market prices.

4.   Rioting erupted Friday after an Asian trader was accused of dealing in human organs used in tribal rituals.

5.   Several elements of the case resembled the Leeson affair, in which the young Barings trader is accused of falsifying documents to cover up his mounting losses.

6.   Several of the elements of the case resembled the Leeson affair, in which the young Barings trader is accused of falsifying documents to cover up his mounting losses.

7.   It also accused some traders of spreading rumours that the talks, which opened on Tuesday and have adjourned for the weekend until Monday, had failed.

8.   Leeson is in German custody in Frankfurt as authorities there consider an extradition request from Singapore, where the trader is accused of forgery and cheating.

9.   Meanwhile, the official daily Ath-Thawra on Sunday accused Iraqi traders of taking part in an American plot following new price hikes.

10.   The bank accused the trader of offsetting bogus trades against losses made on real trades.