21.   Heavy gunfire on Wednesday rocked various parts of the Liberian capital Monrovia leaving two confirmed dead, according to an AFP correspondent at the scene.

22.   A UN armoured personnel carrier sent to bring the army delegation to the talks narrowly escaped being hit by mortar fire as heavy fighting rocked several parts of Kigali.

23.   Zambian President Frederick Chiluba on Friday charged that the bomb blasts that have rocked parts of the country recently are a direct attack on his government.

24.   Pakpahan was jailed for his role in riots that rocked parts of Jakarta last July.