11.   He met last weekend with Arafat but has not seen him since, an official said on condition of anonymity.

12.   NBA deputy commissioner Russ Granik and union director Billy Hunter spoke on the telephone Friday, and may meet this weekend.

13.   Smith said the Attica widows and survivors plan to meet this weekend to discuss death benefits.

14.   The European finance ministers and central bankers meet this weekend to map out their plans for the single currency, tackling the remarks and counter-remarks of the past week.

15.   The leaders of Japan and South Korea are to meet this weekend to try to ease diplomatic strains over a territorial dispute that nearly scuttled their talks.

16.   The Palestinian Central Council is to meet this weekend to decide about declaring a state.

17.   With European monetary officials meeting this weekend to resolve an evolving currency crisis, traders sought to protect their positions by buying dollars.

18.   Yeltsin and Hashimoto met last weekend in Siberia, and agreed to a wide-ranging plan for political and economic cooperation.