11.   A respected legislator whose surprise visits to police stations helped document torture resigned from her party Wednesday, leveling harsh accusations against Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit.

12.   A Turkish legislator and human rights advocate whose surprise visits to police stations helped document torture established her own party Monday, accusing ruling parties of ignoring human rights.

13.   Annan said the visit helped him understand the magnitude of the Chechnya problem, though he still wants to see negotiations and an end to the war.

14.   Botswana President Ketumile Masire said he hoped his visit would help form greater economic cooperation, the presidential office said.

15.   Both the U.S. and Japanese governments had hoped that the Clinton visit would help lay the Okinawa controversy to rest.

16.   But questions remain whether the visit will help bring peace to the divided country.

17.   But Moellemann told reporters Tuesday he is all for Germany and Iran patching up their relations, and he hopes his visit will help to serve that end.

18.   Church leaders say they hope the visit will help define the role the church should take in El Salvador.

19.   Church officials say they hope the visit will help strengthen religious faith and moral values, and ease the restrictions still facing churches on the island.

20.   Dean hoped his visit would help ease tension between the United States and the Lao communist government remaining from the war and promote efforts to locate missing Americans.