21.   They were not charged, the ministry added.

22.   Three other men who belonged to the same smuggling ring have been arrested, the ministry added in a statement.

23.   French and German deputies were to discuss the accord at Aachen in Germany over the weekend, the French ministry added.

24.   Greek authorities have no plans to investigate the wreck because the ship was not flying a Greek flag, the ministry added.

25.   Another official, Ruslan Labazanov, managed to escape and was being sought Monday, the ministry added.

26.   But the ministry added that the broad-based account would continue shrinking overall as Japanese firms push ahead with expanding their overseas production as well as manufactured imports.

27.   During his stay, Herzog will attend lectures on Islam given by two renowned Western scholars and a football clinic by famous footballer Franz Beckenbauer, the ministry added.

28.   Earlier in the day the ministry added scrapie to a list of contagious diseases that must be reported to veterinary services.

29.   Earlier in the day the agriculture ministry added scrapie to a list of contagious diseases that must be reported to veterinary services.

30.   Eight government troops were killed, the ministry added.