21.   U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan was trying Friday to arrange a summit between Barak and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, but so far Arafat was balking.

22.   U.S. envoy Dennis Ross was close to arranging a summit between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat late Tuesday, officials and media reports said.

23.   Efforts to arrange a summit between the two rival nations on the Korean peninsula abruptly ended in July after the sudden death of paramount leader Kim Il-Sung.

24.   The White House is sending Vice President Al Gore in his place, and it is expected to arrange another summit as early as January.

25.   Only last month, Indian Prime Minister Gujral, then foreign minister, met with Khan to arrange a summit with the two prime ministers.

26.   The latest violence came amid feverish efforts to rescue the peace process by arranging a summit between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Yasser Arafat.