31.   A German businessman reportedly wanted for fraud in Germany asked Philippine authorities Monday not to deport him from the country, which he now considers his new home.

32.   A German businessman and a Dutch student have been arrested in the central Philippines on child abuse charges and face possible life imprisonment, police said.

33.   A German businessman and a Slovakian were kidnapped last weekend at an airport near Chechnya in southern Russia and remain unaccounted for, officials said Saturday.

34.   A German businessman sentenced to death in Iran for allegedly having sex with an Iranian woman is prepared to marry her, sources close to the case said Monday.

35.   A provincial governor and tribal elders negotiated Sunday with kidnappers holding a German businessman in the Yemeni mountains, tribal officials said.

36.   A senior German official was enroute to Iran on Friday to discuss the release of a German businessman jailed for having sex with an Iranian woman.

37.   A senior German official arrived in Iran on Saturday to discuss the release of a German businessman jailed for having sex with an Iranian woman.

38.   About a dozen foreigners, including French aid workers, a German businessman and a Slovakian citizen, also have been kidnapped.

39.   Accompanying Kinkel were German businessmen and industrialists, members of the Bundestag and cultural representatives.

40.   According to German Chamber of Commerce executive director Paul Strunk, German businessmen still have great confidence in Southeast Asian economies.