1.   The Qatar News Agency quoted an unidentified Islamic Jihad spokesman as saying that his group expected Israel to reciprocate by releasing another group of Arab prisoners.

2.   Ethel Tiley, of Bower Drive, Minnigaff, near Newton Stewart, was described by a Dumfries and Galloway CID spokesman as a very brave lady.

3.   Russian troops have already made forays into the city, described by military spokesman as reconnaissance operations.

4.   The SEC is to decide on the application, described by a Fidelity spokesman as routine, by next week.

5.   A Lima newspaper cited government spokesmen as saying Peru was irritated by a Uruguayan court ruling Tuesday that released two alleged Tupac Amaru guerrillas.

6.   Also Saturday, North Korea, quoted an unidentified Public Health Ministry spokesman as accusing Russia of spreading false reports about a cholera epidemic.

7.   Bin Laden was shown dressed in fatigues and an Afghan headdress, sitting quietly next to his spokesman as the spokesman read the statement.

8.   Bernama also quoted an Australian Federal Police spokesman as saying that Musa was on his way to New Zealand with his family after holidaying in Brisbane.

9.   Bernama quoted a police spokesman as saying the men had no valid travel documents and were being held for investigation.

10.   But INA quoted the government spokesman as saying that the British proposals appear aimed at keeping Iraq under U.N. sanctions for ever.