31.   That stance has softened in recent weeks, however, with Chinese parliament head Li Peng saying the countries could reach a settlement agreeable to both sides.

32.   The council head said it would be safer for infected students to study in other fields.

33.   The consultations were to end this week, but will resume when the head of state gets better, his office said.

34.   The head of Interpol said Thursday that the international police organization would provide Russia with state of the art telecommunications equipment to help fight crime.

35.   The head of UNESCO said Thursday he was deeply concerned about press freedom in the Palestinian territories after Israel demolished the Palestinian broadcasting headquarters over the weekend.

36.   The head of Subic said the bomb was placed there by the Presidential Security Group, the Philippine version of the U.S. CIA.

37.   The only time agencies are supposed to be able to use such software is when there is a compelling need and agency heads say it is OK.

38.   The ousted PDI head said the government of President B.J. Habibie was only paying lip service to promises of political reform and free speech.

39.   The Russian head of government said Monday before flying to Paris that that the issue would be settled.

40.   The union head said the major outstanding issue is an increased say for players in federation decisions.