51.   Budget Minister Rainer Masera has accused Italian and foreign speculators of contributing to the sharp fall of the lira in recent days by pulling their capital out of Italy.

52.   But NATO has accepted that some sensitive areas could be redesignated as falling outside of the restricted flank zone and could be considered part of the hinterland instead.

53.   The Pikiran Rakyat said both the dead maleswere killed falling of vehicles.

54.   The trend was clearer on the precious metals, which all fell ahead of an expected rise in US interest rates next week.

55.   On currency markets, the lira fell ahead of the news that Dini was resigning again.

56.   The French franc fell ahead of on expected government reshuffle, the analyst said.