21.   Five people were killed in an explosion at an illegal fireworks factory in southeastern China that was so powerful it blew down concrete walls, state media said Tuesday.

22.   Former POAK coach Arie Haan has reportedly agreed to return to the Salonica club, local media said Tuesday.

23.   Government troops conducting sweeps in western Algeria have killed around a dozen Islamic militants and destroyed bunkers, Algerian media said Thursday.

24.   He also said new media organizations were welcome in Bahrain and said he respected the freedom and importance of the media.

25.   He did not cite sources for his figures, local media said Wednesday.

26.   Indonesian foreign minister says foreign media slandering government with inaccurate reports on East Timor.

27.   Jin has confessed to killing a former girlfriend in southwestern China the week before the bombings, state media said.

28.   Joining efforts to get drugs out of cycling, China will begin blood testing all its cyclists in national competitions starting next month, state media said Thursday.

29.   Karen Murray, from Liverpool, died Friday while being transported to Corfu hospital after complaining of severe stomach pains, media said.

30.   Later, Hoenlein told a reporter that Powell said Palestinian media and officials should stop calling for violence.