11.   Mahathir, who in the past has accused human rights groups of ignoring Malaysian successes and deliberately finding failures, said the Amnesty report did not surprise him.

12.   Stocks rose Wednesday morning after several economic reports indicated surprising weakness in the American economy.

13.   The report did not surprise anyone in Australia, a country in which diseases such as leprosy still occur among indigenous people in the remote Outback.

14.   Takata said Monday it was surprised by reports that a recall of its seat belts would be announced.