11.   A defence ministry statement said that separate police and military police investigations have been launched.

12.   A defence ministry statement said the system has been installed in one missile corvette.

13.   A defence ministry statement released four hours after the rescue said the sergeant, identified as Kim Yong-Gil, had defected to the South.

14.   A defence ministry statement said the Tigers continued to fire mortar bombs at Kilinochchi on Wednesday but troops suffered no casualties.

15.   A defence ministry statement, broadcast by the official news agency KUNA, ordered all Kuwaitis and foreign nationals to evacuate the area.

16.   A defence ministry statement, broadcast by the official news agency KUNA, ordered all Kuwaitis and foreign nationals to evacuate the zone.

17.   Abdulkadir Imam, lead defence lawyer for Husaini, told the appeals court her earlier defence statements were made under duress and all were withdrawn.

18.   A Turkish navy frigate ran aground overnight in Greek territorial waters near Kos in the southeastern Aegean, a Greek defence ministry statement said early Wednesday.

19.   Abdulkadir Imam, lead defence lawyer for Husaini, told the Sokoto State Sharia Appeals Court her earlier defence statements were made under duress and all were withdrawn.

20.   After two recesses, Milosevic took the floor again in the afternoon to continue his defence statement, which had already lasted more than three hours.