21.   The president fired the military chief from the Cabinet just hours after saying the general could stay.

22.   Palestinian officials, requesting anonymity, said security chiefs from the two sides were in contact, a possible first step toward ending the incursions.

23.   A nitrogen tank may have been mistaken for an oxygen tank, said Bob Miles, an assistant fire chief from nearby Washington Township.

24.   A Yemeni chief from the Yam tribe said the clashes began after Saudi security forces stormed mosques in Najran belonging to Ismailis, an offshoot of the Shiite sect.

25.   Among those receiving the awards were a special police unit, three top police chiefs from Kosovo and local police officers, commanders and officials.

26.   Army chiefs of staff and military intelligence chiefs from the two countries also took part in the discussions.

27.   At the meeting will be officials from four EU countries, and Interpol, and customs and police chiefs from southern African nations.

28.   At the urging of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, security chiefs from the two sides met last week near Tel Aviv.

29.   Authorities were able to confirm that Montesinos left the yacht when people on the tourist boat identified the former spy chief from a picture.

30.   But Cianci said he would pick a chief from within the department and announce his choice within two days.