41.   A senior U.N. official arrives in Baghdad to assemble diplomats who will escort U.N. teams on inspections of Iraqi presidential palaces.

42.   A top U.S. official arrived Sunday to discuss the latest Iraqi crisis with Kuwaiti leaders, who still fear aggression by the Baghdad regime.

43.   A Sudanese official arrived in Cairo on Monday to prepare for an Egyptian-Sudanese summit aimed at improving relations between the two countries.

44.   A top U.S. Air Force official arrived in Bahrain Monday to discuss military issues, the U.S. Embassy said.

45.   A top U.S. State Department official arrived Sunday in Morocco for talks on bilateral relations, the Middle East peace process and other regional issues.

46.   A senior Chinese official arrived in Taiwan Monday for a weeklong visit, bringing hopes of thawing relations between the two rival governments.

47.   A senior Palestinian official arrived Tuesday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian peace process with officials here, the state-run Omani News Agency said.

48.   A U.N. official arrived in Kabul on Friday armed with a peace plan designed to end the vicious civil war and establish a multiparty governing council.

49.   A U.S. Defense Department official arrived Wednesday on a regional trip to energize efforts to account for American servicemen missing in action from the Vietnam War era.

50.   A United States official has arrived in Cambodia to explore the possibility of trying leaders of the Khmer Rouge for crimes against humanity, U.S. embassy officials said Tuesday.