1.   The ruling ARENA party and its allies in the legislature passed the amnesty law with a simple majority after failing to win cross-party support.

2.   An alliance of opposition parties may take control of parliament from President Carlos Menem and his ruling Peronist party in mid-term elections next month, analysts said.

3.   Also invited to the meeting were the ruling Golkar party and the Muslim-based United Development Party.

4.   He is a leading member of the ruling Baath party and former leader of the Iraqi Students Union.

5.   He was expelled from the ruling FUNCINPEC party as well as parliament last year after announcing plans to form a new party.

6.   Moi has described Leakey as a racist and a colonialist, although his brother, Philip, is a member of ruling KANU party.

7.   Most big newspapers are owned or controlled by the ruling UMNO party and are required to get an operating license annually under a law dating from British colonial days.

8.   On Sunday, a riot between supporters of the ruling Golkar party and the opposition Muslim United Development Party in another town left cars and motorcycles burned.

9.   Rioting erupted on Friday in clashes between supporters of the ruling Golkar party and the rival Muslim-dominated United Development Party.

10.   They came at the first meeting Saddam has chaired this year of RCC members and leaders of his ruling Baath party, the agency said.