31.   An army spokesman added that an Israeli border policeman was slightly injured in the confrontation.

32.   An agent from the Federal Security Service was allowed on board and began negotiations with the hijacker, the spokesman added.

33.   As long as Chechnya remains tense, police in Moscow police will have to be kept in a state of alert, the spokesman added.

34.   But the spokesman added that the president has no objection to McCain seeking a vote on his bill.

35.   China strongly calls on other nuclear-weapon states to reach a treaty on the non-first use of nuclear weapons, the spokesman added.

36.   China strongly calls on other nuclear-weapon states to reach a treaty banning the first use of nuclear weapons, the spokesman added.

37.   Customers would not be compensated for unredeemed coupons, the spokesman added.

38.   Fara jail, just outside Nablus, was handed over to civilian officials in the Palestinian Authority on Tuesday, the spokesman added on condition of anonymity.

39.   Fifty-three men were captured in the depot and in the surrounding area, a police spokesman added.

40.   He was hospitalized, but failed to improve, and surgery was undertaken, the spokesman added.