11.   Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on Tuesday promised a new consultative body to help Okinawa where a weekend referendum called for cuts in the US military presence.

12.   Okinawan voters called for cuts in the US military presence in the southern island prefecture during a weekend referendum.

13.   The Bosnian Serbs voted on the plan, which would split Bosnia virtually in two between the Serbs and a Moslem and Croat federation, in a weekend referendum.

14.   The Japanese government said Monday it would be difficult but still possible to proceed with a nuclear power project in northern Japan despite overwhelming opposition in a weekend referendum.