1.   Because the ship sails under a Panamanian flag and sank in international waters, the inquiry is being conducted by Panamanian authorities, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

2.   Panamanian authorities insist the canal will be financially independent and well-insulated from party politics.

3.   She said she was disclosing her conversation with the president to ensure her safety and because she feared that the scheme might go uninvestigated by Panamanian authorities.

4.   She said the Coast Guard had spoken with the Panamanian authorities and were unable to confirm the report of a rescue.

5.   Panamanian authorities arrested Luis Posada Carriles and three other Cuban exiles last year on charges of plotting to assassinate Castro during an Ibero-American summit in Panama City.

6.   Panamanian authorities said Monday they will consider pressing charges against a group of Cuban exiles detained in connection with an alleged plot to kill Cuban President Fidel Castro.

7.   But the report also pointed out that Panamanian authorities needed to conduct a thorough report on offshore banks that handle the money of international clients outside Panama.

8.   Castro proclaimed after Panamanian authorities arrested his old nemesis on Friday, the day the Cuban leader arrived for the summit.

9.   Castro said Cuban officials would make a formal report to Panamanian authorities.

10.   Castro crowed after Panamanian authorities arrested his old nemesis on Friday, the day the Cuban leader arrived for the summit.