11.   Train coaches of two overhead rail systems in the bustling metropolitan Manila area ground to a halt, officials said.

12.   An explosive device defused Thursday in a bustling area of central London bore all the hallmarks of the IRA, Scotland Yard announced.

13.   The Sinn Fein leader made no comment about the explosive device defused Thursday in a bustling area of central London.

14.   Military authorities said the blast destroyed the hotel and heavily damaged the police headquarters and eight other buildings in the bustling commercial area.