21.   A Texas Instruments official in the courtroom declined to comment on the decision, saying his company had yet to review it.

22.   Arafat smiled and made light of the question, saying he has had an eye problem since an airplane crash and that he had little sleep the night before.

23.   But others did so reluctantly, saying they had little real choice.

24.   Israel backed the decision, saying it had nothing to hide.

25.   Mitsotakis faulted Caramanlis for his decision, saying deputies had the constitutional right to vote as they pleased.

26.   News reports saying the attacker had plastic explosives could not immediately be confirmed.

27.   Saying it had no choice but to cut its staff and call its ambassador home, North Korea blamed Poland for the worsening relations.

28.   Repeatedly saying the people have a right to know, the new president promised a nation demanding the rule of law that there will be no exceptions.

29.   Saying he had no time for experiments, but still surprising soccer experts, Zoff dropped Inter Milan goalkeeper Gianluca Pagliuca and veteran AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta.

30.   The Lai Sun group on Tuesday quashed rumours it was involved in the bribery scandal involving its chairman Mr Lim, saying it had no business on the island.