1.   Diplomats said that the British and Americans had rejected a French proposal to send a delegation to Iraq to discuss the impasse.

2.   Annan was to meet Monday with the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to discuss the impasse over U.N. weapons inspections.

3.   Arafat, Jordanian King Hussein and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak were meeting Sunday in Cairo to discuss the impasse in the peace process.

4.   Arafat on Thursday met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa in Cairo to discuss the impasse with Israel.

5.   Aziz was due to travel to the United States to discuss the impasse.

6.   Aziz is due to meet next Monday with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in New York to discuss the impasse.

7.   Aziz was expected to arrive early Monday in New York, where he was to discuss the impasse with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and later, the Security Council.

8.   Aziz was expected to arrive early Monday in New York, where he planned to discuss the impasse with the U.N. Security Council.

9.   Blair called U.S. President Bill Clinton Friday to discuss the impasse.

10.   Dalmiya said cricket officials are discussing the impasse with the International Cricket Conference, the apex body governing the game.