41.   Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Lloyd Axworthy arrived in Ukraine Wednesday for a two-day visit to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, the foreign ministry said.

42.   Casualties were likely to increase as troops continued to hunt for the rebels, the defense ministry said in a statement.

43.   Construction of a perimeter fence uncovered an ancient road, the grave and traces of two destroyed ancient graves, the Greek culture ministry said.

44.   Contrary to some reports, the balloon was gray and lacked identification signs, and the pilots had no route papers, the ministry said.

45.   Coast guard rescue vessels and a helicopter searched the southern Ionian Sea on Monday for two Syrian seamen missing from a cargo ship, the merchant marine ministry said.

46.   Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank will be barred from making any new loans to businesses for five months, the ministry said.

47.   Defense officials also plan to discuss implementation of a military cooperation plan and agree on new bilateral meetings, the ministry said.

48.   Cyprus temporarily suspended school trips to Greece on Wednesday following a mystery virus outbreak in Greece that has claimed three lives, the Cypriot health ministry said.

49.   Diplomats from traditional rivals Greece and Turkey met in Athens Monday for the latest in a series of talks to review their long-standing disputes, the foreign ministry said.

50.   During his three-day visit, Cohen is to meet with Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and other government officials, the ministry said in a statement.