11.   Diplomats are abusing a law that allows them to bring liquor into the Dominican Republic free of import taxes, the Customs chief said.

12.   Fenfluramine is reported to be associated with heart disease, say health chiefs.

13.   He drove to a river in east Delhi, intending to dump the body but changed his mind, the police chief said.

14.   He drove to the river Yamuna in east Delhi for dumping the body, but changed his mind, the police chief said.

15.   He said Armed Forces chief Gen. Wiranto has reported the plan to a meeting of Cabinet ministers dealing with security and political affairs.

16.   He said PLO chief Yasser Arafat planned to complain to the United States and Egypt later Friday.

17.   It said Treasury chief Gordon Brown lied when he said publicly that he did not know about the contribution.

18.   Nevertheless, the minister is fully entitled to the honours accorded a full graduate of the military academy, the Army chief said.

19.   Prime Minister Mesut Yilmaz and an opposition leader have formalized a deal reached earlier this month to hold early elections in April, the opposition chief said Tuesday.

20.   Security also was tightened at airports across Russia, said deputy chief of the Federal Aviation Service, Vladimir Pozdnyakov.