1.   A presidential palace statement said Hrawi accepted the resignation and asked Hariri to stay on until a new premier is named.

2.   Amangeldy Muraliyev, a regional governor, has been named acting premier, the Interfax news agency reported from Biskhkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation.

3.   Currently, the premier is named by the president and is usually the head of the winning party or coalition.

4.   Economic policy maker to be named premier.

5.   Former education minister Hikmet Ulugbay was named deputy premier.

6.   He said a new premier could be named the week after that.

7.   If the Serbs again fail to agree by next week, Westendorp could name a premier himself.

8.   If the Serbs again fail to agree, Westendorp can name a premier himself.

9.   If the Serbs again failed to agree, Westendorp could name a premier himself.

10.   Next to him sat Vice Premier Zhu Rongji, the top economic policy-maker, who is expected to be named premier before the congress closes next week.