21.   Three recent arrests have cast a spotlight on what authorities say is a growing slave trade in children in this region of West Africa.

22.   To block such manipulation a little government intervention was necessary, authorities say.

23.   Umbarger was gunned down on the Somali-Kenya border last weekend in what authorities say was a random shooting.

24.   While the soup dumpling is an authentic Shanghai specialty, many authorities say it has already become Americanized.

25.   A co-leader of what federal authorities say was one of the largest software piracy rings on the Internet was sentenced to nearly four years in prison Friday.

26.   Although Israel regards the men as dangerous terrorists, European authorities say they cannot be held if there are no outstanding cases against them.

27.   Although Israel regards the Palestinians as dangerous terrorists, European authorities say they cannot be held if there are no outstanding cases against them.

28.   Authorities say they will need at least six to eight months before normal operations can resume.

29.   Because passenger lists were unreliable, authorities say they may never know exactly how many went down with the wreck.

30.   Education in Kurdish, which authorities say could divide the country along ethnic lines, remains strictly forbidden.