31.   Only three government department heads were sanctioned.

32.   On Monday, a local government head in Taiwan announced a halt to attempts at demolishing the lighthouse erected by Japanese rightists.

33.   Scharping is due to depart Tuesday for Afghanistan, where he is expected to meet interim government head Hamid Karzai and German troops with the ISAF.

34.   Scharping is due to leave Tuesday for Afghanistan, where he is expected to meet interim government head Hamid Karzai and visit German troops in Afghanistan.

35.   Separatist groups seeking to split troubled Xinjiang from the rest of China are no threat, the regional government head says.

36.   She is the only candidate to replace Carlsson after he steps down as Social Democratic party chief and government head in March next year.

37.   South Korean Prime Minister Lee Soo-Sung on Monday starts a four-day official visit here, the first by a South Korean government head.

38.   The government heads would have been allowed to participate in a wide range of events and meetings but not sign formal agreements on behalf of Taiwan.

39.   The international community and Afghan interim government head Hamid Kharzai are pushing a crop substitution programme for farmers.

40.   The main objective for the socialist government head is to tighten economic links with Southeast Asia, the primary target of Japanese investors.