1.   Powell will come to Britain in the fall, meet service chiefs and make the keynote address at a conference on equal opportunities, Defense Secretary George Robertson said.

2.   He was also to meet business chiefs.

3.   David Trimble, the Protestant first minister of the Belfast administration, is to meet police chiefs Monday about the police station break-in.

4.   On the diplomatic front, a senior European Union delegation met Palestinian chief Yasser Arafat after Israel refused a delegation access to the Palestinian leader three weeks ago.

5.   Prince Andrew had first met firefighting chiefs, including Commissioner Phil Koperberg and New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, at their Sydney headquarters.

6.   Prince Andrew first met firefighting chiefs, including Commissioner Phil Koperberg and New South Wales Premier Bob Carr, at their Sydney headquarters.

7.   The Ghanaian made the accusation in Monrovia when he met traditional chiefs who are trying to resolve the ULIMO conflict.

8.   The NATO chief was met shortly after his arrival by Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus.