1.   Police reported the situation calm with no immediate incidents in the capital, Suva, or in other parts of the country.

2.   A Palestinian security commander said Arafat has given orders to all his forces to keep the situation calm at any cost.

3.   But he plans to stay in Vista Hermosa until the situation calms.

4.   He has a house in Vista Hermosa, and planned to stay there instead of at his farm until the situation calms.

5.   Japanese officials said aid projects might resume once the situation calms.

6.   The government said in a statement Monday that patrols of the northern border with Kosovo have been increased but the situation remains calm.

7.   HAMAS leaders said they want to keep the situation calm and dismissed talk of a Palestinian civil war.

8.   The State Department said Americans should wait until the situation calms down and order is restored.