1.   The school observed a minute of silence in honor of the students who had died.

2.   Britain will observe a minute of silence after the funeral service, Buckingham Palace said.

3.   He observed a minute of silence and bowed from the waist before launching into a round of handshaking and autograph signing that was carried on the evening news.

4.   Mrs. Howard said her school observed its minute of silence during a closed-circuit television program that opens with the Pledge of Allegiance.

5.   Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, who defeated Chatichai in a power struggle last fall, said his Cabinet observed a minute of silence Wednesday in memory of his rival.

6.   The case challenged a Virginia law requiring students to observe a minute of silence during class.

7.   The London stock exchange observed a minute of silence Monday morning and flags nationwide flew at half-staff.

8.   Others gathered at sites around Russia, Ukraine and Belarus to observe a minute of silence.

9.   Players and fans observed a minute of silence before kickoff in memory of the victims of a shooting attack in a Paris suburb earlier Wednesday.

10.   A federal judge on Thursday declined to stop public schools in Virginia from requiring students to observe a minute of silence.