11.   The Russian government information center reported that fighting had lessened in the city and that Russian troops were engaged in a mop-up operation.

12.   The rugged center reported and practiced with the team Thursday after a meeting with Lou Lamoriello, the president and general manager.

13.   Two US submarines in the area and a Norwegian seismic center have reported two explosions, the second larger than the first.

14.   A man fishing off a breakwater in southeastern Taitung county was drowned and three more people were reported missing in northern and eastern Taiwan, the center reported.

15.   A man fishing off a breakwater in southeastern Taitung county was drowned, the center reported.

16.   Also, the Serb center reported rebels attacked a police unit in a village near Suva Reka.

17.   Also, the Serb center reported rebels attacked a police unit in a village near Suva Reka where the bodies of the two Serb brothers were found.

18.   Among those arrested were Henry Chu, Patricia Lan and Sandee Lin, American missionaries who are residents of California, the Hong Kong-based center reported.

19.   Centers must report any deaths caused by the practice to the federal government.

20.   Fifteen people were missing in Hualien and the central county of Nantou, the center reported.