41.   Belgian authorities arrested an Algerian Wednesday following raids on a suspected false passport ring believed linked to the assassination of Afghan opposition leader Ahmed Shah Massood.

42.   Belgian authorities arrested two Bosnians and a Moroccan in connection with a November grenade attack on police, officials said Thursday.

43.   Belgian authorities briefed police and intelligence officials from seven countries, including Britain, on their inquiry last week, The Sunday Times said.

44.   Belgian authorities have arrested the former head of the Socialist party and two others in connection with alleged bribes in government acquisition of helicopters, a newspaper reported Saturday.

45.   Belgian authorities sought to reassure consumers Saturday after the discovery of a potentially cancer-causing toxin in a batch of poultry feed rekindled food health fears.

46.   Belgian authorities stressed that their ban was a precautionary measure.

47.   Belgian authorities then called on British officials to confirm their finding.

48.   Belgian authorities would not confirm the identities of those arrested, but Vande Lanotte said they suspected one was directly involved in the Paris subway attack.

49.   Belgian authorities are expected to send a delegation to the north African nation next week to obtain further information but it is unlikely the two will be extradited soon.

50.   Belgian authorities are tightening security ahead of the trial next week of suspected members of a radical Islamic group waging guerrilla war against the Algerian government.