101.  On the diplomatic front, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak denied Ethiopia and Eritrea were involved in the fighting, the official Egyptian news agency MENA reported.

102.  On the diplomatic front, Murayama said he would discuss the reduction of US bases on Okinawa at a planned meeting with US President Bill Clinton in mid-April.

103.  On the diplomatic front, the US State Department said it was consulting with its allies but would act unilaterally against Iraq if necessary.

104.  On the diplomatic front, UN special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi said he held constructive talks with Saleh after arriving late Wednesday in Sanaa.

105.  On the diplomatic front, an Arab League delegation left Sanaa on Tuesday after failing in its mission to broker a ceasefire.

106.  On the diplomatic front, British Foreign Minister Jack Straw arrived in Islamabad Tuesday in a bid to broker peace between Pakistan and India, an official said.

107.  On the diplomatic front, the premier noted the importance of the security alliance with the United States.

108.  On the diplomatic front, an EU delegation met Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon a day after holding talks with Arafat aimed at tackling the regional crisis.

109.  On the diplomatic front, Israel also denounced a non-binding resolution adopted by the UN General Assembly overnight calling for observers to be sent to the occupied Palestinian territories.

110.  On the diplomatic front, President Bill Clinton told French President Jacques Chirac that he would support a meeting of the contact group on Bosnia for Monday.