41.   Last month, Washington lifted long-standing economic sanctions against North Korea in an attempt to persuade the Pyongyang regime not to test long-range missiles.

42.   Lebanon has in the past accused Israel of stealing its water and using south Lebanon to test missiles.

43.   Missiles will be tested in two areas that lie, as described by the news agency, just to the north and to the east of Taiwan.

44.   North Korea is currently not testing long-range missiles, and had taken steps to reduce contacts with terrorists, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Wednesday.

45.   North Korea reported preparing to test fire missile.

46.   --Nuclear-capable missiles are tested at the Palmikim Missile Test Range south of Tel Aviv on the Mediterranean Sea.

47.   President Clinton said he is considering easing trade sanctions as long as the communist regime refrains from testing long-range missiles.

48.   Quoting unidentified diplomatic sources, the ITAR-Tass news agency of Russia reported Monday that North Korea will test another missile on Wednesday.

49.   Russian Air Force chief Gen. Anatoly Kornukov said Wednesday that Cyprus is scheduled to test the missiles at a shooting range near the city of Astrakhan in southern Russia.

50.   Some experts suggest North Korea may test another missile in the next month capable of reaching Alaska or Hawaii.