101.   Oleksy said he was still hesitating whether to continue his mission, but following talks with his party colleagues later Tuesday, the parliamentary speaker was more optimistic.

102.   Oleksy said he would make his final decision about continuing the mission later Tuesday, following talks with his coalition partners.

103.   On Wednesday, Kyprianou announced plans to fly to Belgrade following talks in Nicosia, the Cypriot capital, with the ambassadors from Yugoslavia and Russia.

104.   On Sunday, however, Abdullah agreed to have the council meeting held outside Afghanistan following talks in Uzbekistan with U.S. envoy James F. Dobbins.

105.   On Sunday, however, Abdullah agreed to have the council meeting held outside Afghanistan following talks in Uzbekistan with Dobbins.

106.   Russia denied it was re-examining its position on the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty on Friday, following talks with U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice.

107.   Russia says Tuesday it must play a major role in finding a lasting peace in the Middle East following talks between Syrian President Hafez Assad and top Russian officials.

108.   Sahnoun made no statement following his talks with Mobutu.

109.   Stocks were helped by the dollar, which was up against the yen and the Deutschemark, following talk of a Japanese interest-rate cut.

110.   The announcement followed marathon talks in Belgrade between U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who brokered the Dayton agreement, and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.