31.   The German government has appealed to the Yemeni government not to use any force to free the German hostages, as have Britain and the Netherlands.

32.   The German government earlier had appealed to the Yemeni government not to use any force to obtain the release of the hostages.

33.   The German government has appealed to the Yemeni government not to use any force to free the German hostages.

34.   The German government has appealed to the Yemeni government not to use any force to obtain the release of the hostages.

35.   The London-based human rights group Amnesty International last week called on the Yemeni government to charge the prisoners or release them.

36.   The London-based human rights group, Amnesty International, has called on the Yemeni government to charge or release the detainees.

37.   The paper said the Yemeni government launched a wide search, even dispatching helicopters.

38.   The verdict against them provoked strong protests from some Muslim organizations in Britain, which said the men were innocent tourists who were framed by the Yemeni government.

39.   The three were shot dead Monday by gunmen firing from a car passing their clinic in the Red Sea city of Hodeida, a Yemeni government official said.

40.   The Yemeni government has not announced how much foreign aid it has received.