41.   Quoting unidentified senior security sources in Northern Ireland, The Daily Telegraph newspaper said Wednesday that the IRA has resumed training, recruiting members and weapons testing.

42.   A British schoolteacher, who may have fallen asleep with a lit cigarette, was burned to death after smoke and fire engulfed his apartment, newspapers said Sunday.

43.   A bank manager in southern China jumped to his death as anti-corruption investigators were questioning him over claims he pocketed bribes, a newspaper in Hong Kong said Friday.

44.   A cow frightened by an earth tremor knocked down and killed a farmer who was milking her, a newspaper said Saturday.

45.   A Hong Kong jury has found two businessmen guilty of helping a drug trafficker now detained in the United States hide his money, newspapers said Saturday.

46.   A brutality lawsuit was filed against the arresting officers, the newspaper said, but its outcome was unclear.

47.   A Greek appeal court unanimously cleared Victor Mitropoulos of any charges and overruled an earlier conviction of embezzlement, said the newspaper SporTime.

48.   A Chinese news agency report said the men were released because they admitted guilt and did not mastermind the suspected smuggling attempt, Hong Kong newspapers said.

49.   A Norwegian photojournalist has been reported missing in Cuba after failing to return to Oslo from a three-week trip to the island, his newspaper said Monday.

50.   A powdery white substance in an envelope sent to a New York Times reporter tested negative for anthrax and other dangerous biological materials, the newspaper said Saturday.