11.   State television showed the women prisoners, some carrying their babies, shouting with joy when the Sudanese Justice Minister Abdul Basit Sabdarat announced the presidential decree Wednesday night.

12.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin Friday opened the doors to wider foreign banking activity in Russia, announcing a decree on improvements to the Russian banking system.

13.   The decree was announced just ahead of a new round of talks with Chechen separatists on Thursday.