1.   Palestinians gained more self-rule powers Tuesday, as Israel completed a handover of the West Bank welfare and tourist offices to the PLO.

2.   RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinians gain more self-rule powers Tuesday as Israel completes a handover of West Bank welfare and tourist offices to the PLO.

3.   Now, UNITA says the government is using force to complete the handover.

4.   President Askar Akayev of Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday that the former Soviet republic will complete its handover of all state farms to private ownership next year.

5.   The announcement did not specify when the handover was completed.

6.   He said the handover would be completed two days later.

7.   It would take three or four weeks to complete the handover, she added.