21.   Emergency fund may be used to aid Russia, IMF head says.

22.   Earlier, Maskhadov had accused Moscow of duplicity in the negotiations over pipeline tariff rates, and a Chechen oil company head said the Russians were guilty of blackmail.

23.   He became a Catholic when he was eight years old when the head of his clan converted as a group, the Vatican said.

24.   Japan uses overseas aid and diplomatic contacts to encourage countries to vote against restrictions on commercial whaling, the Japanese fisheries agency head said Wednesday.

25.   Jewish Agency head says thousands of more names should be published.

26.   No matter, says the head of the Nagano Olympics organizing committee.

27.   No matter, says the head of the North Korean delegation to the Nagano Winter Olympics.

28.   New agency head says agency is underutilized.

29.   Rugambwa became a Catholic when he was eight years old when the head of his tribal clan converted as a group, the Vatican said.

30.   Small Caribbean countries lack the resources to negotiate entry to NAFTA and instead should concentrate on Latin American markets, says the head of the biggest Caribbean trading bloc.