61.   President Hosni Mubarak has sworn to fight Moslem militants who launched a violent campaign to topple his government more than two years ago.

62.   Peres later announced he was setting up a special task force to fight Palestinian militants and giving the army a free hand to strike at radical groups.

63.   Senior intelligence officers said if elections are not held, the additional troops already under training will be used to fight the militants in the state.

64.   The arrival of US troops shows that the Philippines is no longer alone in fighting militants in the area, Philipine President Gloria Arroyo said Saturday.