1.   It was only when lab tests belatedly confirmed the Ebola virus that Zairean officials sounded the international alarm.

2.   But those operations were stopped after U.N. representatives complained to Zairean officials.

3.   His statement Friday contradicted earlier announcements by Zairean officials that all refugees in Zaire would be forced out by the end of the year.

4.   Rebutting recent accusations that the U.N. has failed to do its job, Griffiths said Zairean officials are denying aid organizations access to areas where help is most needed.

5.   Shop and businesses inside the camps may no longer operate without permission from the government, something Zairean officials say will not be forthcoming.

6.   U.N. and Zairean officials have repeatedly said any repatriation would be gradual and voluntary.

7.   Zairean officials threatened to resume forced expulsions if refugees do not go home voluntarily.

8.   He went into immediate talks with EU ambassadors and with Zairean officials.

9.   However Zairean military officials Thursday said they were now trying to push the rebels back from Kindu and to recapture lost territory between Kisangani and the town of Bafwasende.

10.   A senior Zairean official said Wednesday that a parliamentary vote sacking the prime minister was unconstitutional.