31.   Last week, parliament extended it by four years.

32.   Last month, parliament extended it by four years.

33.   Last week a summit of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders decided to extend by six months the production cuts they had agreed to in June.

34.   Meanwhile, the business community extended by two days an ultimatum to the government for declaring a date for fresh elections under a caretaker government.

35.   North Korea responded Wednesday, extending by nine months its moratorium on missile tests, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.

36.   On Tuesday, Parliament extended by a further four months an emergency rule in six southeastern provinces to aid the Turkish troops in their fight against the rebels.

37.   On Monday, the government extended by one month a cease-fire with the rebels, responding to an initiative by the guerrillas.

38.   President Boris Yeltsin extended by two days his ultimatum that the rebels disarm or face dire consequences.

39.   President Boris Yeltsin of Russia extended by two days -- until midnight Saturday -- his ultimatum that the rebels disarm or face dire consequences.

40.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin extended by two days his ultimatum that the rebels disarm or face dire consequences.