1.   Patrick Mazimhaka, Rwandan minister of state, said his government decided not to send a delegation to Lusaka, until it became clear the talks will bring results.

2.   A former Rwandan minister, who survived a previous assassination attempt, was fatally shot Saturday, a family friend said.

3.   An elderly Rwandan minister is in custody in Texas.

4.   Another person, an elderly Rwandan minister, is in custody in Texas.

5.   At a meeting in Geneva late September, the Rwandan minister pledged to improve security to allow the Hutus to come home.

6.   Damascene Ntiruhungwa, the Rwandan interior minister, said officials would meet with U.N. personnel Saturday to discuss how to deal with the crisis.

7.   Damascene Ntiruhungwa, the Rwandan interior minister, said U.N. and aid agencies recognized the potential for a cholera outbreak because of a shortage of drinkable water.

8.   Former Rwandan minister Casimir Bizimungu was seized by Kenyan authorities last week in Nairobi and was expected to be transferred to U.N. authorities in Arusha on Monday.

9.   Rwandan Okiki Kiwanuka, Kenyan Charles Muhanji Wamuthoni and Ugandan Christopher Lubanga Mlondo are charged with the shooting death of Seth Sendashonga a former Rwandan interior minister.

10.   Rwandan state minister Patrick Mazimhaka said the situation in Ikela underscored the urgent need for U.N. peacekeepers.