51.   Israeli Internal Security Minister Avigdor Kahalani recommended on Tuesday that the ailing spiritual leader of the radical Islamic movement HAMAS be freed from an Israeli jail.

52.   State prosecutor Edna Arbel is examining the results of a three-month police investigation which recommended on Tuesday that legal action be taken against Justice Minister Tzahi Hanegbi.

53.   The Commission recommended on Wednesday that Germany and Portugal be issued a warning over their spiralling deficits, which are running dangerously close to euro-zone limits.

54.   The forensic experts were selected from among seven members of the American Board of Pathology recommended on request by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation.

55.   The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended on Tuesday a rule change which could keep all IOC members in a job for life.