21.   While authorities are hoping the children will eventually agree to leave the property, their fate remains unclear as well.

22.   Bowing to demands for democratic reform, the Indonesian government has launched the phased release of political prisoners, but the fate of Gusmao remains uncertain.

23.   But with similar promises made and often broken in the Bosnian war, the fate of refugees remained unclear.

24.   His fate remains unclear.

25.   His fate remained unclear.

26.   His fate remained unknown.

27.   Her fate remains a bizarre mystery after an inquest Wednesday failed to establish what happened to the infant, whose body has never been found.

28.   His fate remains unknown.

29.   Karzai said ordinary Taliban fighters would be free to return to their homes but the fate of Omar remained to be decided.

30.   None have seen him since, however, and his real fate remains unclear.