51.   Garcia Catalan said officials have opened a criminal investigation into the case.

52.   In Cairo, Egyptian and Libyan officials opened talks on the future of Egyptians in the neighboring state.

53.   In Cairo, Egyptian and Libyan officials opened talks on the situation of Egyptians in the neighboring state.

54.   In Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital, officials opened some shelters only after Georges was pelting the city with sheets of rain and dangerous flying debris.

55.   Japanese aviation officials opened an investigation Thursday into an allegation that Swissair and Singapore Airlines jetliners came dangerously close over eastern Japan last month.

56.   Late last month Uzbek officials opened the port at Termez to allow barges to ship aid across the Amu-Darya River that marks the border.

57.   Lawyers for death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal said prison officials opened confidential mail and denied him access to paralegals and reporters because he criticized state prisons.

58.   Lithuanian officials have opened an investigation and vowed to put him on trial if he is deported.

59.   Lithuanian officials have opened an investigation and vowed to put his on trial if he is deported.

60.   Meantime, officials opened yet another casino in Manila.