11.  A diplomatic official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the visit had nothing to do with events in the region.

12.  A diplomatic official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the visit had nothing to do with events in the region.

13.  A diplomatic official said U.S. President George Bush called Sharon and told him of his intention to build an international coalition to fight terrorism.

14.  A leading German diplomatic official met Thursday with Jordanian government ministers about the Middle East peace process and strengthening cooperation between the two nations.

15.  Beye said a joint commission of government, rebel and international diplomatic officials overseeing the peace deal would move from Lusaka to Luanda in coming days.

16.  British diplomatic officials were not immediately available for comment.

17.  But top U.S. diplomatic officials in Kosovo, speaking on condition of anonymity, said they doubted an agreement would be signed then.

18.  Chernomyrdin is expected to attend a special U.N. General Assembly session on ecology and meet with U.S. Vice President Al Gore, Interfax reported, citing unidentified diplomatic officials.

19.  Clinton spoke with Chirac as his top military and diplomatic officials were meeting with their counterparts in London.

20.  Cuban diplomatic officials were being allowed to join the group Saturday.