41.   The mission was extended to the end of January.

42.   The statement said that Israel has extended the mission of a special envoy to Ethiopia to examine how the rest of the community can be moved to Israel.

43.   The U.N. Security Council is to consider extending its mission in Angola by the end of the month.

44.   The three-month mission can be extended to six months, if both countries agree, the newspaper said.

45.   The U.N. mission was extended in July for four months, and Preval said he would not request a renewal.

46.   The U.N. Security Council on Friday extended its mission in the Western Sahara for an additional three months.

47.   The U.S. exemption issue could be temporarily settled and the mission could be extended for a normal six-month period while discussions continued on a long-term solution.

48.   They were supposed to return to Earth in mid-May, but their mission was extended when NASA added a robot-arm repair job to the Endeavour visit.

49.   U.N. spokesman Fred Eckhard said Annan might extend his mission and delay a visit to Beirut, scheduled for later Wednesday.

50.   U.N. peackeepers in Haiti may have to extend their mission beyond the scheduled February pullout, their commander said.