21.   A visit scheduled this week by Russian President Boris Yeltsin to Ukraine has been postponed, the presidential press service said Monday.

22.   According to the presidential press service, Yeltsin hopes to shore up sagging government revenues by cracking down on tax and customs evaders.

23.   A terse presidential press office announcement said Gen. Marco Antonio Gonzalez Taracena was named defense minister in place of Gen. Mario Rene Enriquez Morales, who resigned.

24.   After several months of consideration, the two leaders recently reached final agreement on establishing the commission, said a statement released by the presidential press service.

25.   Among those given amnesty were women, invalids, draft-dodgers, army deserters and those who committed petty offenses, the presidential press service reported Wednesday.

26.   Also Tuesday, Hrawi met with President Leonid Kuchma to discuss the worsening situation in the Mideast and economic cooperation, the presidential press service said.

27.   An appeals court overturned the lower court decision on Friday and Wasmosy signed a decree dismissing the officers again, the presidential press office said.

28.   Armenian President Robert Kocharian underwent an operation to remove his appendix on Thursday and he was in stable condition, the presidential press service said.

29.   Boris Yeltsin, long beset by rumors of poor health, was hospitalized today with heart problems, the presidential press service reported.

30.   But he also told Yeltsin that the Chechens were disarming fast enough, the presidential press service said.