1.   The European Ostrich Association holds world congress.

2.   Fonda encouraged support for the nursing profession at the world congress of the International Council of Nurses.

3.   Impetus had come from the second world congress, which ends here on Friday.

4.   It also laid plans for a world Muslim congress that could give Turabi the broader voice he seeks in Islamic affairs.

5.   Rio hosts a world gay congress in June.

6.   The first two world congresses were held in Brazil and South Korea.

7.   The Seventh-day Adventist Church has rejected the ordination of women, the church announced Thursday during its world congress in the Netherlands.

8.   The tobacco industry tried to influence smoking policy in airplanes through partial funding of International Flight Attendants Association world congresses.

9.   The Seventh-day Adventist Church has rejected the ordination of women, the church announced Thursday during its world congress here.

10.   The tobacco industry tried to influence smoking policy in airplanes through partial funding of International Flight Attendants Association world congresses, the report said.