61.   Israel radio, citing Palestinian officials, said Netanyahu offered to build and grant permits for thousands of homes for Palestinians in Jerusalem.

62.   It cited fire department officials as saying an ecological disaster was averted when firefighters managed to contain the blaze before it reached the sulfur depot.

63.   Israel radio, citing Palestinian officials, said Monday that the explosion was triggered to cover up the assassination.

64.   It cited an official of a Shanghai aerospace research center.

65.   ITAR-Tass also cited UNHCR officials as saying Cochetel was alive and well, but provided no details.

66.   Khisbulla Abdullayev and his son were shot dead while in a car in the town of Akusha, ITAR-Tass said, citing security officials.

67.   Kyodo, citing ANA officials, reported the suspect identified himself as Koichi Yano.

68.   Later, the ITAR-Tass news agency cited unidentified officials in Bonn as saying the Germans had accepted the plan.

69.   Later reports from Thai media citing local officials put the death toll higher.

70.   Luis Figo has recovered from an ankle injury and is fit to play in the World Cup, news reports Thursday cited officials in Portugal and Spain as saying.