1.   The decision came after U.N. envoy Rolf Ekeus told the council that Iraq consistently misled weapons monitors on the scope of its past missile and biological weapons programs.

2.   The chief U.N. weapons monitor said Tuesday that Iraq imported missile components last year and announced that he was heading to Baghdad to discuss cooperation with the inspectors.

3.   U.N. weapons monitors left Friday their Bahrain hotel for Iraq, where they face the task of resuming inspections after a three-week suspension.

4.   U.N. weapons monitors left for Baghdad on Friday to resume inspections after a three-week standoff with Iraq.