11.   Authorities had assured his parents and other Americans they were not in danger, according to Hair.

12.   Expressing his frustration at the lack of communication and any progress in the case, Needham said Greek authorities have assured them that Ben is not dead.

13.   Expressing his frustration because of lack of communication of any progress in the case, Needham said Greek authorities have assured them that Ben is not dead.

14.   He said Sudanese authorities assured him there will be no such recruitment.

15.   It was lifted after Belgian authorities assured officials in The Hague that the affected farms were covered by an export ban.

16.   Koefner said Malaysian authorities assured him the Indonesians could remain at the compound until their requests for asylum could be studied, which could take days.

17.   Sudanese government spokesman Ghazi Salah el-Din Atabani said Sudanese authorities had assured the hijackers they would be treated fairly and would not be sent back to Ethiopia.

18.   U.S. authorities have assured the Dutch Justice Ministry that Spiegelman is not wanted in connection with the Oklahoma bombing, ministry spokesman Lars Poppes said Thursday.

19.   Zamfara state authorities have repeatedly assured the Christian community that Sharia will only apply to Muslims.

20.   Zamfara state authorities have repeatedly assured the minority Christian community that Sharia will only apply to Muslims.