1.   Newspapers quoted royal insiders as saying the relaxed look reflected increasing ease with their new lifestyles.

2.   Quoting unidentified insiders, the paper said the government would offer to drop treason charges against Tsvangirai and Ncube as a gesture of good faith.

3.   Berliner Zeitung quoted insiders as saying a final decision was expected in the last week of June, which would then be announced in the first week of July.

4.   LS military action against Iraq, newspapers here reported Friday, quoting government insiders.