11.   Ericsson and Sony declined to elaborate on a terse joint statement confirming the talks, released after Japanese television reported the negotiations.

12.   Friday his voice was heard again in Irish living rooms as national radio and television reported his death.

13.   Gunmen opened fire in broad daylight as the column moved through a heavily guarded highway north of the center, Russian NTV television reported.

14.   In early March, Russian television reported that salmonella had been detected in American chicken shipments stored in St. Petersburg.

15.   Initially, Russian television reported that cadmium salts were slipped into his tea in his office.

16.   Israeli Channel Two television reported that the meeting had produced some broadly worded agreements.

17.   Israeli television reported that Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, refused two telephone calls from Netanyahu on Monday.

18.   Israel television reported that a meeting was being planned between Netanyahu and Mubarak and was expected to include Arafat.

19.   Israeli television reported late Sunday night that Israeli security forces had been searching for Habashi for more than a week, having recently linked him to Hamas.

20.   Israeli television reported that, on Wednesday, Israeli soldiers saw a group of armed men approach a couple in a car near Ramallah and shoot the male.