1.   Afghanistan sent a letter of protest to Islamabad on Monday for welcoming an envoy of the exiled former Afghan King, Zahir Shah.

2.   He said Iraq would welcome an envoy from the U.N. Security Council to discuss the current dispute.

3.   Iraq would welcome an envoy from the U.N. Security Council to discuss the current stand-off, Taha Yassin Ramadan told reporters after opening the Baghdad International Fair.

4.   Iraq would welcome an envoy from the U.N. Security Council to discuss the current dispute, Ramadan told reporters after opening the Baghdad International Fair.

5.   Nigeria, which became an international pariah under Abacha for its miserable human rights record, is again welcoming foreign envoys and wooing investors.