11.   But then, days later, Polish newspapers quoted government officials saying they might allow another rival into the Warsaw market.

12.   But the news agency quoted counterintelligence officials as saying that the military expert had long been cooperating with Russian agents, and that no Russian military secrets were compromised.

13.   CANA quoted officials of the Guadeloupe Rescue Center, who said seven bodies were discovered in a lagoon and that one death had been reported earlier.

14.   Court officials were quoted in the Wall Street Journal as saying the Florida decision had nothing to do with the boycott.

15.   In a nod to the religious beliefs of many Hispanics, the ads quote officials of the Roman Catholic Church saying the drug laws are unjust.

16.   Interfax quoted officials as saying that Russia might file a protest over the spying incident, placing another stone in an already rocky path toward improved relations.

17.   Interfax quotes an official of the FSB as saying it has uncovered a US spy ring.

18.   India on Friday morning successfully test-fired an intermediate range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, the Press Trust of India reported, quoting defense officials.

19.   Meanwhile, a Chinese health official was quoted as saying that no cases of the bird flu virus have so far been found in the southern Guangdong province.

20.   Newsweek, quoting military officials, reported Sunday that forthcoming commando raids will primarily focus on gathering intelligence for better pinpont airstrikes against Taliban and Al Qaeda leaders.