1.   A new assembly convened earlier this month with measured authority over the nine counties known as Ulster.

2.   One scenario being discussed here is the possibility that if Suharto dies or is incapacitated, an electoral assembly would convene to hammer out a succession.

3.   When the assembly convenes on Friday, simultaneous translation will be provided in Indonesian, Portuguese, English and the dominant local language, Tetum.

4.   A special assembly convened for a second day to debate political reform in Indonesia Wednesday amid fears of more student protests and street fighting by rival mobs.

5.   Assembly convenes to select president, expected to be vice president and ANC leader Thabo Mbeki.

6.   Security forces have banned demonstrations for several weeks while the assembly convenes.

7.   The assembly will convene in March to elect the president and vice president.

8.   The assembly convened Thursday in the space usually occupied by Congress, which declared itself in recess last week to avoid an immediate confrontation.

9.   The assembly convened Tuesday before thousands of people in a large hall at the Central University of Venezuela.

10.   The national assembly convened a special session and launched impeachment proceedings against him on Saturday amid tight security.