11.   Banyumas Police chief Lt. Col. Agus Yudharto confirmed the discovery of the three bodies, and said police and locals were still searching for the fourth body.

12.   Dr. Jorge Gonzalez of the Cuban Institute of Legal Medicine confirmed the discovery of the remains in a common grave found in an airstrip near the town of Vallegrande.

13.   Mohammed al-Saghir, head of Pharaonic antiquities in Egypt, confirmed the discovery for The Associated Press, but said he had no details.

14.   Officials confirmed the discovery Thursday, but were vague on when the necklace was found.

15.   The explorers first sighted some artifacts during a brief visit to Las Aves in March, but confirmed their discovery on the latest expedition.

16.   A customs official at Shimonoseki, a separate port in western Japan where the North Korean vessel is now anchored, confirmed the discovery of the drugs.

17.   A customs official at Shimonoseki, where the North Korean vessel is now anchored, confirmed the discovery of the drugs.

18.   China has expressed concern over the incident and has asked Taiwan to confirm the discovery of the bodies of the fishermen.

19.   Police confirmed the discovery of the four bodies, but not the additional information carried in the press reports.