11.   More rain is expected in the region this week, according to Weather Services Corp. in Lexington, Massachusetts.

12.   Powell said Assistant Secretary of State William Burns would leave for the region this week.

13.   Secretary of State Madeleine Albright travels to the region this week for the first time since she joined the Cabinet.

14.   Secretary General Kofi Annan is sending a new troubleshooter, Lakhdar Brahimi, a former foreign minister of Algeria, to the region this week to assess the situation.

15.   There is no rain in the weather forecast for the region this week.

16.   U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will be arriving in the region this week.

17.   U.S. mediator Dennis Ross was to return to the region this week to encourage additional steps, but has now postponed his trip.

18.   Venezuelan stocks again were the best performers in the region this week.

19.   Weather Services Corp. of Lexington, Massachusetts predicts below normal temperatures for most crop regions this week.

20.   Weather Services Corp. of Lexington, Massachusetts, predicts below-normal temperatures for most crop regions this week.