21.   China will dispatch an advance party to Taiwan this month for a top negotiator whose visit Taiwan hopes will help renew dialogue, an official said Tuesday.

22.   Mohammad Zaher Shah returned to Afghanistan on Thursday morning in an emotional homecoming that most Afghans hope will help bring peace to their shattered nation.

23.   Morgan hopes Azoff can help her launch a film career and pick a record company that is committed to keeping a veteran on the charts.

24.   No date has been set for the ruling, which Democrats hope will help broaden the standards for determining whether a vote is valid.

25.   Paris-based Japanese artist Toshinari Sato hopes his mobile installation hopes will help blur the boundary between art and life, writes Phatarawadee Phataranawik.

26.   President Rafael Caldera inaugurated a frontier town in southwestern Venezuela that the government hopes will help reduce kidnappings and drug trafficking by Colombian guerrillas.

27.   South Africa and Iran signed cooperation agreements Tuesday that South Africa hopes will help it close its trade gap with the Middle Eastern country.

28.   Spain also hopes a deal will help end the quarrel between the EU and Morocco over fishing rights which has hurt Spanish fishermen.

29.   The entire diplomatic corps was invited to hear the plan, which Buyoya hopes will help lift international sanctions against his government.

30.   The NFL and soccer club F.C. Barcelona have reached an agreement the league hopes will help boost the popularity of American football in Europe.