11.   Israeli and Palestinian officials said according to the Wednesday agreement, a truce was to take effect Friday, with various elements being implemented over the following four days.

12.   Later, the union should hold talks with countries such as Ukraine, Lipponen said according to an Austria Press Agency report.

13.   Lee also said according to the consultant, the new drainage system is able to channel out rainwater without causing floods.

14.   Mahfud said according to his calculations, the position of the new moon will be two degrees and two minutes above the horizon this afternoon.

15.   Najib said according to the survey, primary and secondary schools in many States did not raise prices of canteen food.

16.   New government projects and a slowly improving economy will help turn things around, Labor Minister Sompong Amornvivat said according to the Bangkok Post.

17.   She said according to the survey, most of the unemployed had poor academic qualifications and had difficulties in finding new jobs.

18.   That was three times less than the percentage of all borrowers who said so, according to Fannie Mae.

19.   The autopsy report listed hypertension and cardiovascular disease, officials said according to Miami-Dade police spokesman Juan DelCastillo.

20.   The decline was slight but significant, because it shows inflation may have peaked and started downward, the spokesman said according to the official Xinhua News Agency.