1.   In a front page editorial, the ruling Baath Party Al-Thawra newspaper said France has failed to distance itself from U.S. positions on Iraq.

2.   In a front page editorial, the Daily Star condemned the attacks.

3.   In a front page editorial Monday, The Sydney Morning Herald said a safe supply of drinking water for the city can no longer be taken for granted.

4.   Leading Rio newspaper O Globo on Saturday published a front page editorial calling for Barros to resign.

5.   Still, the Sarajevo daily Oslobodjenje struck a relatively optimistic note in a front page editorial Wednesday.

6.   The front page editorial was a direct assault on the conduct of Australian cricket team manager Cam Battersby during a news conference in Colombo.

7.   In a front page editorial, Babel attacked the ministers for being hypocritical and trying to fool public opinion.

8.   The English-language Sunday Times in a front page editorial said the bitter relationship between the government and the opposition helped the rebels.