1.   Christopher nearly concluded a deal late that night with Qian, senior officials said Friday, but could not before heading off to a weeklong Middle East shuttle mission.

2.   A high-level U.N. delegation headed for Iran on Monday on a weeklong mission to consult with the government on its efforts to stop illegal drug trafficking from Afghanistan.

3.   A U.N. mediator ended a weeklong fact-finding mission Wednesday, convinced that all sides in the conflict over East Timor want to negotiate a peaceful solution.

4.   A Vatican emissary on Saturday ended a weeklong fact-finding mission to investigate charges against a bishop accused of molesting young boys in a monastery.

5.   Chief Prosecutor Louise Arbour said Yugoslav authorities still not have issued visas for a weeklong mission to Belgrade and Kosovo, scheduled to start Friday.

6.   Earlier this month, a Vatican emissary ended a weeklong fact-finding mission to investigate the allegations against Groer.

7.   Earlier this month, a Vatican emissary ended a weeklong fact-finding mission to investigate the charges against Groer.

8.   In two days, Undersecretary of State Thomas Pickering will lead a weeklong mission to West Africa.

9.   Louise Arbour, chief prosecutor for the International War Crimes Tribunal, and a team of investigators planned a weeklong mission in Kosovo last week but were refused access.

10.   Russian envoy Viktor Posuvalyuk is continuing his weeklong mission in Baghdad.