41.   The British Broadcasting Corporation is to give an official launch Monday to its satellite channel World Service Television in Japan, the BBC announced Sunday.

42.   The founders of a new Palestinian political party stemming from the militant HAMAS movement on Thursday delayed its official launch, after the arrest of a senior HAMAS figure.

43.   The official launch of the conference was scheduled to take place later Monday.

44.   The official launch of the group coincided with the conclusion late on Thursday of the first ministerial meeting between the countries involved.

45.   The official launch was due to take place later Monday.

46.   The official launch of a humanitarian mission to air-drop supplies to refugees in Zaire is imminent, Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy said Thursday.

47.   The official launch will be supported by Amnesty International, Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch and other media and legal pressure groups.