11.   A map of a POW cemetery in the area had been discovered and the visiting Japanese officials were hoping to track down graves.

12.   A series of organizational problems caused some visiting officials to recommend the competition be scaled back in the future to avoid overtaxing the budgets and facilities of host nations.

13.   A visiting Russian official averted a diplomatic tiff Monday when he dropped disputed Jerusalem sites from his official itinerary, a Foreign Ministry official confirmed.

14.   A visiting Cuban official on Thursday said his country is slowly but firmly recovering for its deep economic crisis.

15.   A visiting official from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe said she had heard that five suspects had been arrested.

16.   At a joint news conference with Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin and several visiting EU officials, Chirac refused to comment on the scandal.

17.   Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko met with a visiting Iranian official Friday and pledged to bolster bilateral cooperation.

18.   Bidders have said they wined and dined visiting IOC officials, entertaining some with geisha and taking others to the tourist spot of Kyoto.

19.   Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is visiting officials from four key Muslim supporters of the war against terrorism as the United States prepares for possible military strikes.

20.   Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is visiting officials from four key mainly Muslim supporters of the war against terrorism as the United States prepares for possible military strikes.