51.   U.S. general says Bosnia mission should be extended.

52.   U.S. official hints at extending mission in Bosnia.

53.   Under a compromise, the mission will be extended for four months.

54.   With the future of the NATO-led military force in Bosnia all but assured, the Security Council considered extending the mission of its civilian counterpart.

55.   With the future of the NATO-led military force in Bosnia all but assured, the Security Council on Thursday considers extending the mission of its civilian counterpart.

56.   Haitian President Rene Preval has asked the United Nations to extend the mission until the end of the year.

57.   He said he was extending his mission to the region, originally scheduled for three days.

58.   A spokesman for the German defence ministry said Bonn was ready to negotiate with the United Nations on extending the mission of the Transalls until the end of December.

59.   Baghdad last month denounced a Turkish parliamentary decision to extend the mission of allied forces based in Turkey who enforce a no-fly zone over northern Iraq.

60.   By extending the mission another day, scientists hope to gain further data on the effects on the body of long periods in the weightless environment of space.