21.   In Switzerland, authorities confirmed that five Mossad agents had been caught trying to bug a house in Bern, and that one was being held.

22.   It said the ship could have changed its schedule and waited until authorities confirmed the safety of the waterway.

23.   Law-enforcement authorities confirmed the details.

24.   Local news media, citing unidentified Czech law enforcement officials, also reported that Atta may have visited the country on occasions other than those confirmed by authorities.

25.   Originally, Senate GOP investigators had suggested that Foster was murdered as part of a Whitewater cover-up, but they could find no police authority to confirm that notion.

26.   Police authorities did not confirm the shooting, and some Christians in Ambon said the officers had fired only warning shots after Muslims and Christians fought outside the mosque.

27.   Quoting law enforcement officials, several Florida papers said Al Shehri died on one of the planes, but federal authorities would not confirm the names of any suspects.

28.   Since the Houston trial, Maturino Resendiz has admitted killing others, and authorities have confirmed that he committed three of the slayings to which he most recently admitted.

29.   Some newspapers have reported that witnesses saw a man remove a wig before getting in the truck and driving off, but authorities have not confirmed those reports.

30.   State authorities would not confirm that.