41.   The released hostages have reported sudden signs of wealth in the rebel camp -- new clothes, gold jewelry.

42.   The top U.S. negotiator at nuclear talks with North Korea reported no sign of a breakthrough Wednesday but hoped a key sticking point still could be resolved.

43.   The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has reported no sign of mechanical failure, bolstering speculation that the co-pilot intentionally crashed the plane.

44.   U.N. officials have reported no signs of substantial Croatian withdrawals despite prior pledges to pull out of the buffer zones.

45.   U.S. intelligence officials report signs that China is preparing mammoth war games sometime in the next two months.

46.   In eastern Croatia, meanwhile, a UN spokesman reported few signs of a withdrawal.

47.   Aid agency officials in the city held a security meeting in the aftermath of this second rocket attack but reported no sign of any serious escalation in ground fighting.

48.   They also reported signs that constraints on production were emerging owing to a shortage of qualified staff or because of difficulties in the supply of raw materials.

49.   UN officials also report signs that Bosnian Serbs have begun pulling some heavy weapons away from Sarajevo.