41.   Jailed leaders of the Cali drug cartel denied involvement in the escape of another kingpin from a Bogota prison, according to a letter published Saturday.

42.   Mahathir took aim at Philippine President Joseph Estrada, who met the wife of jailed dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim during her recent three-day visit to the Philippines.

43.   Malaysia is getting increasingly irritated with other Asian countries for sympathizing with jailed dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim.

44.   Mandela has called for the release of jailed Timorese leader Xanana Gusmao to take part in peace talks, but Indonesia has so far refused.

45.   On Thursday, the Popular Front said its jailed leader, Yuri Khadyko, has been on a hunger strike since his arrest last week.

46.   One militant group has issued a statement supporting a still vague initiative by a jailed leader of the main faction, al-Gamaa al-Islamiya.

47.   Police have uncovered a plot by suspected Islamic militants to kidnap Americans in Egypt and swap them with jailed extremist leaders, a security source said Thursday.

48.   Reporters jammed the narrow courthouse corridor for a glimpse of Anwar, but the jailed leader was sneaked into the courtroom through a back door.

49.   Rioting by thousands of youths pushing for the release of a jailed Muslim leader ended with five people reported killed, a Lagos newspaper reported Saturday.

50.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad heaped scorn Thursday on the United States and some Asian nations whose leaders have expressed sympathy for jailed dissident leader Anwar Ibrahim.