1.   But the Kurdish leader, whose alignment with Saddam outraged his opponents and alarmed the West, again defended his decision to seek backing from the Iraqi government.

2.   The independent Freetown newspaper, For Di People, reported that a delegation had also been sent to Libya to seek backing from Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

3.   The independent Freetown newspaper For Di People reported that a delegation had also been sent to Libya to seek backing from Col. Moammar Gadhafi.

4.   The ousted emir of Qatar visited Kuwait on Saturday as part of a Gulf tour to seek backing for his campaign to win back power.