1.   A kidnapped Basque politician was found shot in the head less than an hour after the deadline for his threatened execution had passed Saturday.

2.   A kidnapped Basque politician was found with a bullet in his head Saturday, less than an hour after the deadline for his threatened execution had passed.

3.   He was found tied up and fatally wounded Saturday an hour after the deadline for threatened execution had expired.

4.   Spaniards nationwide pleaded Friday for Basque separatists to spare the life of a hostage as police desperately tried to find him before his threatened execution.

5.   Spaniards nationwide pleaded Friday for Basque separatists to spare the life of a hostage while police tried to find the town councilman before his threatened execution.

6.   Spaniards nationwide pleaded Friday for Basque separatists to spare the life of a hostage while police desperately tried to find the town councilman before his threatened execution.

7.   Indian troops stepped up the search Friday for five Western tourists as the Saturday deadline for their threatened execution by their Moslem militant abductors crept closer, officials said.

8.   PLO chief Yasser Arafat returned home Friday, his new status as Nobel peace laureate overshadowed by the threatened execution in a few hours of an Israeli soldier.