51.   The Japanese government did not name the other three Japanese in custody.

52.   The opposition claimed the election was marked by fraud, and the government has named two commissions to look into the allegations.

53.   The Swiss government has named Werner Baumann, present ambassador to the Philippines, as the next ambassador to Berlin.

54.   The Venezuelan government named career diplomat Simon Molina Duarte Thursday as its candidate for secretary general of the Association of Caribbean States.

55.   There have been suggestions the government may name a mediator, but by early evening no proposals were forthcoming.

56.   There have been suggestions the government may name a mediator, but Jospin did not elaborate.

57.   They have stayed on in a caretaker capacity until governments name replacements.

58.   In a statement, the Macau government also named three other companies on a reserve list.

59.   Berlusconi told reporters in Rome that the government would officially name Fini, who heads the post-Fascist National Alliance party, to the nascent EU reform body on Friday.

60.   The Russian government named the former commander of the Soviet armed forces as general director of the big state airline Aeroflot on Friday, NTV television reported.