21.   Officials turned them down, saying Kremlin churches lack burial space and the huge cathedral never held remains of the Russian imperial family in its original form.

22.   The coffins will hold the remains of Nicholas, his wife Alexandra, three of their five children, and four servants.

23.   Weeks last year discovered the tomb believed to hold the remains for dozens of sons of Ramses II, whose colossal statues stand at Abu Simbel in upper Egypt.

24.   Hezbollah said it was holding the remains of two of them, but Kassem criticised Israel for not being interested in getting back the remains.

25.   Hezbollah, which claims to hold the remains of two Israeli soldiers, refused to confirm or deny the reports.

26.   The United States has produced satellite photos of mass graves in nearby Bratunac which are believed to hold the remains of thousands of Moslems executed by the Serbs.