1.   Selig called union chief Donald Fehr yesterday, but Fehr said it was to discuss ending the season, not to offer a compromise.

2.   Barzani claimed his forces have crushed the PKK in the region and called on Ocalan to meet him to discuss ending the hostilities, the Turkish Daily News reported.

3.   The statement followed reports that the PNA was dispatching mediators to Amman to discuss ending the feud with Hamas sparked by a crackdown on the Muslim fundamentalists.

4.   But management and union leaders scheduled a meeting Saturday with Philippine Labor Secretary Leonardo Quisumbing to discuss ending the strike.