31.   No violence occurred, but some paint was splattered on the outside of the hotel where the dinner was taking place, a police statement said.

32.   Oman and Matsani held the victim down while Jangkung raped her and they used the same technique when the others took their turn, the judge said.

33.   Police were inside the mission negotiating with the occupiers, who took no hostages, a spokesman said.

34.   The ambitious proposal will be pushed by Britain when it takes over the presidency of the European Union in January, said Tony Lloyd, British Foreign Office Minister.

35.   While all three could claim the chairmanship if the Democrats take over, the incumbent, Hatch, said he expected Leahy to have a second term as chairman.

36.   Four people died and two others were wounded when security forces stormed a Saudi home where Filipinos had taken the residents hostage, official Saudi sources said Sunday.

37.   However economists say it will take more time for hefty government spending to be felt, the state-run China Daily reported Friday.

38.   There are six to eight hijackers, all Iraqis, of which six have been taken into police custody, the police chief said.

39.   The two were arrested by Israeli soldiers, who sealed off the street where the shooting took place, Israeli radio said.

40.   The two were arrested by Israeli soldiers, who sealed off the street where the shooting took place, the radio said.