11.   Air India has flown in five tons of mangoes for the festival, the first being held by the Indian government in the Gulf.

12.   Azhar said reform could take one of two forms, the first being a top-to-bottom approach through reorganizing, downsizing and economizing measures.

13.   For those not in the know, both are traditional Chinese musical instruments with the first being a violin and the other a harp.

14.   Jordan ranks eighth in the Arab World in terms of expenditure on perfumes, the first being Saudi Arabia.

15.   The first being that the resources of the people as a whole will be turned over to a few rich and powerful groups.

16.   The semifinal round has two groups of six teams each, with head-to-head results from the first round being carried over.

17.   The presidency results are the first being published after the multi-tier Bosnian elections.

18.   Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has repeatedly insisted there can be no political negotiations without a total ceasefire first being implemented.

19.   It was the second major hostage taking by Chechen separatists in six months, the first being in the southern Russian town of Budennovsk in June.

20.   The first being moved were the elderly and vulnerable groups, he said.