1.   Eight legislators from Japan, Europe and Australia detained when France seized a protest yacht near its nuclear test site in the South Pacific were freed Sunday.

2.   Eight legislators from Japan, Europe and Australia who were detained when France seized a protest yacht near its nuclear test site in the South Pacific were freed Sunday.

3.   Somali militiamen have seized a yacht in the Indian Ocean and are holding the four Germans on board for ransom, VHF radio reports from northeastern Somalia said Saturday.

4.   The Greenpeace support ship Manutea issued an announcement shortly afterward, saying the yacht had been seized.