1.   Before his Olivetti appointment, Francesconi was an executive at state broadcaster RAI in charge of planning, administration and finance.

2.   Five other people in the container were found alive, though semicomatose, and have been hospitalized, according to RTE, the state broadcaster.

3.   State broadcasters accustomed to slavish television and radio coverage of the government tend to cover the new government with the same reverence.

4.   State broadcaster ORF said Vranitzky will likely hold a news conference tomorrow to explain the reasons for his departure.

5.   The cabinet delayed approval of the telecommunications draft law twice because it failed to reach an agreement on politically sensitive issues related to state broadcaster RAI.

6.   A heavy buildup of soldiers on foot and in armored personnel carriers was visible around the airport, state broadcasters and presidential mansion.

7.   A helicopter crashed into a building in the center of Cape Town Wednesday morning, and at least two people were killed, the state broadcaster reported.

8.   A heavy buildup of soldiers on foot and in armored personnel carriers was visible around the airport, state broadcasters and the presidential mansion.

9.   A panel probing apartheid-era abuses has accused the African National Congress of human rights violations, including torture and bomb attacks, the state broadcaster said Monday.

10.   For several carefree decades, state broadcasters in the EU provided full, free transmission of World Cups, Olympics Games and other major events.