11.   He said he and Khamenei had gone to see Khomeini when it was clear that the ailing spiritual leader was dying of cancer.

12.   Israel on Wednesday freed the ailing spiritual leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas from prison and deported him to Jordan.

13.   Israel on Wednesday freed the ailing spiritual leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas from prison and sent him to Jordan.

14.   It is headed by Yevgeny Chazov, the doctor who kept the ailing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev alive for years and who once headed the Kremlin health service.

15.   It is headed by Dr. Yevgeny Chazov, who kept the ailing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev alive for years and once headed the Kremlin health service.

16.   Jiang has also been trying to use the media to bolster his position as the pre-eminent successor to ailing senior leader Deng Xiaoping.

17.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and King Hussein of Jordan visited the ailing spiritual leader of Hamas Thursday following his unexpected release from an Israeli prison.

18.   Palestinian legislator Hatem Abdel Qader said Wednesday that the ailing leader, Sheik Ahmed Yassin, made the remarks during a visit between the two men Friday.

19.   President Boris Yeltsin has no plans to turn over power to his prime minister, a top aide said Wednesday after a visit with the ailing leader.

20.   President Boris Yeltsin has no plans to turn over power to his prime minister, a top aide says Wednesday after a visit with the ailing leader.