21.   A New Jersey State Police unit has begun a major investigation of fraudulent odometer readings and titles.

22.   A Hong Kong newspaper, Ming Pao, reported earlier this week that Chinese air, land and sea units would begin military exercises in the straits on Saturday.

23.   A U.S. Air Force unit began leaving the Gulf state of Qatar Thursday after completing a four-month mission, the Qatar News Agency reported.

24.   After the incident, the report noted, the unit began laying blankets on the floor as cushioning material to try and prevent a recurrence.

25.   Army and navy units began an early-morning search Tuesday for victims of a powerful cyclone that battered the southern coast of Bangladesh.

26.   Both units have begun recruiting staff and training workers, Herzog said in a statement.

27.   Commando units immediately began to comb the area after the air raid.

28.   Commando units immediately began to comb the area after the air raid, Anatolia said.

29.   Meanwhile, some Russian units began pulling out of Chechnya.

30.   On Tuesday, army and navy units began a massive relief effort to contact survivors and assess the devastation.