11.   The press conference was held Wednesday afternoon on the understanding that news organizations would not publish their reports before midnight Belgian time Thursday.

12.   The two sides negotiated past an agreed-upon deadline of midnight East Coast time Wednesday.

13.   Without that funding, the government could be shut down when an earlier spending measure expires at midnight U.S. Eastern time tonight.

14.   It was shortly after midnight Australian time when the balloon ran into trouble.

15.   These were meant to come into force at midnight Wednesday Washington time.

16.   Volkers said he learned of the ruling at midnight Australian time Saturday and had struggled to get more than a couple of hours sleep.

17.   The squad lists had to be sent to FIFA by midnight Tuesday European time.

18.   The United States has threatened sanctions against Japan if the two countries fail to reach an agreement in wide-ranging trade talks by midnight Friday Washington time.