21.   A team of Russian diplomats toured the region Sunday and Monday, but without apparent results.

22.   A team of EU experts is scheduled to tour the region this weekend to assess the disaster.

23.   Also Saturday, Mubarak met with Austrian President Thomas Klestil, who is touring the region to add his voice to calls for an end to the violence.

24.   Babbitt spent four days touring the region in July to review how drilling might affect geese, eiders, caribou and other wildlife.

25.   Babbitt, who spent the week touring the region, gave no indication which way he will decide.

26.   Belgian Foreign Minister Louis Michel was touring the region in an effort to encourage peace moves.

27.   Blair is touring the region as a representative of the European Union.

28.   But the ministers also will spend much of their time touring the region by helicopter.

29.   Chirac, who was touring the region this week, suggested the Arabs perceived the United States as too pro-Israel.

30.   Cohen earlier conceded that air strikes would not be launched from Saudi Arabia as he toured the region seeking support from Gulf allies.