11.   Officials privately expressed regret for what they said was a mishap, but stopped short of issuing a public apology.

12.   Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama expressed regret Saturday over the breakdown of U.S.-Japan trade talks on autos and said Japan will wait and see what steps Washington takes.

13.   Russian officials have since expressed regret that the deal was signed, with Foreign Ministry officials pledging to correct the mistake.

14.   Several ministers, however, expressed regret that Britain blocked decisions important to EU businessmen and humanitarian projects abroad.

15.   Some of the defendants entered guilty pleas, begged for leniency or expressed regrets over their actions, newspapers said.

16.   The Israeli military expressed regret Thursday over the shooting death of an elderly Palestinian after he fired on Israeli soldiers Wednesday near Ramallah on the West Bank.

17.   The military expressed regret over the killings and said soldiers had fired on suspicious figures after the explosion, according to Israeli officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

18.   The new U.S. ambassador, former Sen. Howard Baker, expressed regret Tuesday for the alleged incident.

19.   The queen laid a wreath at the site of the massacre, and in speech in New Delhi the night before expressed regret for such bloodshed.

20.   The soldiers fired on suspicious figures after the explosion, and the military expressed regret over the killings, the officials said on condition of anonymity.