31.   CARE said it had received apologies from top Taliban officials, including the director of the feared religious police.

32.   Foreing Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said his ministry had received the apology but that he wanted to study it and will comment Friday.

33.   He gave few details of his meeting, but said he received no apology for the hanging of former Afghan president Najibullah.

34.   He said that he had not received an apology from the Australian government about its handling of the Tampa affair and did not expect one.

35.   Hun Sen said Monday his party would not consider any further distribution of power unless it received an apology from FUNCINPEC.

36.   In a short statement Thursday, Australian Cricket Board chief executive Mal Speed confirmed the board had received an apology from Cronje and regarded the matter as closed.

37.   It said the women also would receive an apology from Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.

38.   Knight said he called Rogge on other business but brought up the matter and received an apology.

39.   Last week the midfielder said that after receiving apologies from each of the three players he would not submit a written complaint to the federation.

40.   Nobel laureate Desmond Tutu received an apology Monday from the church he once served as archbishop for its failure to support his fight against apartheid.