41.   The European Central Bank chief on Friday suggested easing conditions for Britain to join the single European currency once London decides to abandon its pound and adopt the euro.

42.   The home of a village chief on Masbate Island and a bridge in the northern province of Nueva Ecija were also burned late Sunday.

43.   The latest bomb blast followed a U.S.-sponsored meeting between Israeli and Palestinian security chiefs on Saturday night.

44.   The men then beat the police chief on the head with guns and bundled him into a car.

45.   The Russian lower house of parliament approved a new Central Bank chief on Wednesday who many hope will usher in reforms.

46.   The police chief on the steps of the building, clearly angry, called in the riot squads.

47.   The U.S. policy chief on North Korea met Japanese defense officials Thursday to discuss persuading the reclusive Stalinist state to allow the inspection of a suspected nuclear weapons site.

48.   The United Nations chief on Wednesday gave U.N. military commanders in Bosnia the authority to call for airstrikes without civilian approval.

49.   The United Nations chief on Wednesday gave U.N. military commanders the authority to call for airstrikes without civilian approval.

50.   The United Nations human rights chief on Wednesday called for a detailed and independent investigation into violations committed by both sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.