51.   Hostile action has been ruled out, he added, saying an inquiry had been opened to determine whether the death was the result of an accident or suicide.

52.   If a boat is heading for the United States, authorities should not try to intercept it or take any hostile action.

53.   In London, the British defence ministry said there was no hostile action involved.

54.   A leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement HAMAS warned here Sunday that the fundamentalist group would target US interests if Washington carried out hostile actions against it.

55.   A fifth charge of inciting a foreign power to carry out actions hostile to Tunisia was dismissed.

56.   A Pentagon official in Washington said the crash did not appear to be linked to hostile action.

57.   Britain and the United States have expressed deep concern at the hostile actions, fearing it could jeopardise their war against terrorism.

58.   Elsewhere, family and friends paid respect to Nathan Ross Chapman, the first US serviceman killed in hostile action in Afghanistan, at his funeral in Washington state.

59.   The two sides have said they would hold back from hostile actions in the run-up to the truce.

60.   The two sides said they would hold back from hostile actions in the interim.