21.   Canadian and Mexican officials also began negotiations for an accord that would allow both countries to deal with allegations of dumping of goods more speedily.

22.   Clinton said she her mission was to learn how those countries are dealing with problems facing women and children.

23.   Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak accused Sudan on Thursday of sheltering Moslem fundamentalists from Egypt and said his country would not deal with the Islamist regime in Khartoum.

24.   Japan is set to establish a central military intelligence agency to enable the country to deal with the rising uncertainties of the Far East in the post-Cold War era.