31.   European stocks closed lower Friday, following profit warnings a day earlier from Microsoft and Nortel Networks.

32.   Following the warning, operators are desperately trying to find new accommodations for the American musicians.

33.   Following profit warnings from Motorola and Sun Microsystems, U.S. stocks began falling Friday morning and continued to slide throughout the day, dragging down the greenback.

34.   Greece will begin drafting contingency plans for the construction of Olympic venues and other facilities following warnings from the International Olympic Committee over delays.

35.   Her comments follow repeated warnings of an Aboriginal boycott of the games.

36.   In Tokyo, the dollar was caught between opposing forces following a warning Saturday by finance ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies to stabilize exchange rates.

37.   Internal security services were on high alert following warnings of attacks on Israeli soil by Islamic militants and extreme nationalists interested in derailing the summit.

38.   Israeli security forces were on high alert Tuesday following fresh warnings that militants planned to set off more bombs.

39.   Israel, which withdrew from the event following a warning of anti-Israel protests by Indonesian Muslim groups, is likely to receive a wild card entry in the Olympics.

40.   It also followed warnings by the military that soldiers will attack rebel positions if the rebels repeat the public execution of two alleged murderers last month.