21.   The turtles were to be freed at the western reservoir in Siem Reap or at the royal swimming pool at the fabled temple of Angkor Wat nearby.

22.   Twenty-eight of the prisoners were freed at the weekend, while the other five had already been released on parole.

23.   He had been freed at the end of his sentence, but remained under house arrest, a Tibetan rights group said Wednesday.

24.   He was freed at the weekend near the same place, General Agustin Ardilla said.

25.   However the regime has so far ignored all appeals and insists Abiola could only be freed at the end of the due legal process.

26.   Israel released a few hundred Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, but several hundred more expected to be freed at the same time remained in jail, state radio reported.

27.   A Filipino labour official had ealier announced that Balabagan would be freed at the end of this month.

28.   A sixth hostage, Tajik Security Minister Saidamir Zukhurov, was freed at the start of the talks earlier Monday.

29.   A sixth hostage, the Tajik security minister, was freed at the start of the talks early Monday.

30.   Another four captives were freed at dawn Wednesday before the agreement was reached.