91.   An Egyptian murderer and a Pakistani drug trafficker were beheaded Sunday in western Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced in a statement.

92.   An Afghan drug trafficker was beheaded by the sword Monday in the western Saudi province of Mecca, the interior ministry announced.

93.   Already on Wednesday, the defence ministry announced Macedonia had heightened the state of alert, first imposed a week before.

94.   An Indian was beheaded by sword in a public execution in Riyadh on Friday for murdering the wife of his Saudi employer, the interior ministry announced.

95.   Armed Tajik rebels have freed an ailing Austrian working with the United Nations, the defense ministry announced Tuesday.

96.   Austria on Monday said it would ban the import of Swiss beef and beef products as a preventive measure to protect consumers, the health ministry announced.

97.   Belarus air defense has shot down a hot air balloon, killing the two-man crew, both US nationals, the Belarus interior ministry announced Wednesday.

98.   Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic is also to visit Cairo next month for talks with Mubarak on regional and international issues, the Egyptian foreign ministry announced.

99.   Besides the arrests, the interior ministry announced the seizure of handguns, munitions, bullet-proof jackets, facemasks, radio scanners and bomb detonator parts.

100.   But the French foreign ministry has announced that embassy and consular celebrations will go ahead anyway.