31.   Around the time of the attacks, Awadallah was spotted in the Palestinian-run town of Nablus, the newspaper cited the official as saying.

32.   Armored vehicles were stationed in the center of Shali and traffic prohibited, the Interfax news agency reported citing local officials.

33.   At least five soldiers were killed in fighting that continued through Thursday, the radio said citing security officials.

34.   At least seven other servicemen are missing in a blaze, the NTV television network said citing local officials.

35.   Austrian radio, citing unidentified officials at the hospital in Innsbruck, said the operation was a success.

36.   Authorities arrested seven people and seized the drugs, the Interfax news agency said, citing an official at the British Embassy.

37.   At least five soldiers were also killed in the fighting that continued through Thursday, the radio said citing security officials.

38.   At the time, Sanaa cited officials close to Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres.

39.   Both northern and southern Thailand have been hit by floods, the paper said, citing provincial officials.

40.   But another official was cited in the local press as saying that a merger of the banks separately with other local institutions was in the cards.