21.   The news service said family members were waiting for word of his impending release Wednesday.

22.   The NDF claims his impending release gives reasons for optimism.

23.   In Zagreb, UN officials said Tuesday that they had received no reports of the impending release of any of the hostages.

24.   Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had announced their impending release, in a congratulatory message he sent Tuesday to French president-elect Jacques Chirac, reports in Belgrade said.

25.   Trading was light on expectations of US-Japan trade talks resuming Friday and the impending release of initial estimates for second-quarter US GDP figures.