41.   Fornari demanded their unconditional release but they remain captive.

42.   General manager Brian Cashman, who had two meetings with Rivera the past three days, would not say why Rivera was given his unconditional release Monday night.

43.   General manager Brian Cashman, who had two meetings with Rivera the past three days, would not say why Rivera was given his unconditional release.

44.   Granted RHP Jerry Spradlin his unconditional release.

45.   Lawyers for Malaysian dissident Anwar Ibrahim still will push for his unconditional release following his move from solitary confinement to a regular jail, a defense attorney said Thursday.

46.   Left-handed reliever Eric Gunderson and utility infielder Jon Shave were cut Thursday from the Texas Rangers, who put them on unconditional release waivers.

47.   Milwaukee chose to get rid of pitcher Bob Scanlan, placing him on the waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release.

48.   New York also gave outfielder Ryan Thompson his unconditional release.

49.   Representatives of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party also agreed to an unconditional release of all prisoners to consolidate their peace.

50.   Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto appealed for the unconditional release of those still in custody, said Najmuddin Sheikh, a top foreign ministry official in Islamabad.