11.   Television editorials urged authorities to stop the violence.

12.   The municipality insisted that the land had been taken unlawfully by the Muslims and urged Israeli authorities to evict the Muslim group.

13.   The rights group Amnesty International urged the authority to make the findings of its investigation public, noting that results of previous inquiries have not been released.

14.   Two important Ciudad Juarez business groups, the Centro Empresarial and the Camara de Comercio, urged Mexican authorities last week to declare a national state of emergency.

15.   Premier Vincent Siew urged health authorities to step up efforts to contain the spread of the disease, which broke out last month.

16.   Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao expressed shock and urged state authorities to do whatever was necessary to assist those affected by the disaster.

17.   Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has urged local authorities to step up their efforts to kill the rats that have been devastating rice fields in agriculture-based Vietnam.

18.   A merchant banker urged relevant authorities to act on companies with qualified accounts to deter others from abusing their authorities in managing their companies.

19.   A National Food Authority official, meanwhile, urged national authorities to send enough rice stocks to the Bicol region to avert a looming food shortage.

20.   A National Food Authority official, meanwhile, urged national authorities to send enough rice stocks to Bicol to avert a looming food shortage.