51.   A bomb exploded Saturday outside the palace of Kandahar provincial governor Gul Agha, injuring one man.

52.   A former provincial governor who lost the nomination to Lee bolted the party earlier this month to run for president as an independent.

53.   A Japanese diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said China canceled a trip to Japan by a group of provincial governors.

54.   A popular politician who was barred from serving as a provincial governor for being an American citizen won his appeal uesday.

55.   A locally-based provincial governor would understand the culture and the needs of local communities much better than those appointed by Bangkok.

56.   A provincial governor has banned smoking in government offices and public buses and threatened to transfer repeated offenders out of the province.

57.   A provincial governor, who once served as a presidential economic adviser, has been arrested on bribery charges, prosecutors said Wednesday.

58.   A second high-level meeting of security officials and the four provincial governors was set for Tuesday.

59.   A provincial governor who had fled criminal charges in the United States has been stopped by the Supreme Court from seeking re-election, local newspapers reported Thursday.

60.   A prosecutor accused Sunday a Yemeni provincial governor of abusing prisoners.