41.   Israeli security forces shot dead three suspected Palestinian militants Sunday in the West Bank town of Hebron, Israel radio said.

42.   Israel has asked the United States and Turkey to postpone three-way naval exercises that were to have been held in November, Israel radio said Wednesday.

43.   It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion but police were examining the possibility that the person wounded had been preparing a bomb, Israel radio said.

44.   It was unclear who fired the shots, which came from the Mediterranean shore, the radios said.

45.   Journalists say radio and television stations will have to renew their licenses every year from the authority, which will give the government unrestricted control over the broadcast media.

46.   Land dealer Farid Bashiti was killed to deter Arab residents of east Jerusalem from selling property or land to Israelis, Israel radio said, quoting unidentified security officials.

47.   Manuel Zamarreno of the Popular Party in this northern Basque town died after a bomb exploded when it hit his car, the radio said.

48.   Meanwhile, the guerrillas released six soldiers held captive for several years, rebel radio said Thursday.

49.   Manus said Aristide candidates won only seven seats, the radio said in a report from its correspondent in the United States, where Manus fled.

50.   Mihan and Sepideh Zendegi, both weeklies, were ordered temporarily closed on Monday, state-run Tehran radio said Tuesday.