91.   The ruling party official did not elaborate, but he has previously favored selling off Kia to a third party, domestic or foreign.

92.   Their release cannot be considered now because their cases are still pending in court, ruling party officials said.

93.   Tokyo stock prices fell on profit-taking Wednesday as investors grew cautious ahead of a meeting of ruling party officials to map out stimulus measures.

94.   Tokyo stocks advanced Friday as a resignation of a top ruling party official sparked hopes for a change in the Japanese political leadership.

95.   Unknown assailants ambushed and hacked to death a senior ruling party official on the Zanzibar island of Pemba, police said Monday.

96.   Two Cabinet ministers, two deputy ministers and senior ruling party officials and parliament members bought properties across the country under the program, the agency said.

97.   Violence has eased since the election, though scores of opposition supporters fled to the capital in fear of retaliation by ruling party officials in the provinces.

98.   Government and ruling party officials were unavailable for comment Friday.

99.   In Tropoja in northwest Albania, a ruling party official chairing a local commission supervising the vote was attacked with a knife, the electoral commission said.

100.   A ruling party official, however, said on condition of anonymity that the developing world was to blame.