51.   A group of judges announced on Thursday that a member of parliament had been privy to secret police reports during her tenure in the former communist government.

52.   A private French-Iraqi economic cooperation group announced Friday that Iraq planned to organize a business symposium in Baghdad in February to strengthen bilateral commercial links.

53.   A respected Arabic daily, the Al-Hayat of London, said this is the first time the group has officially announced a cease-fire.

54.   A Hamas leader, Sheik Ahmed Bahar, said Thursday the group would soon announce its intentions.

55.   A Tuareg rebel group announced Monday it was pulling out of a peace agreement with the Niger government following a weekend clash that killed several rebels.

56.   After a post-speech meeting, the group announced it would challenge the ban in court.

57.   Algerian media groups announced a three-day strike starting Tuesday to protest the arrest.

58.   Also Saturday, an independent watchdog group announced that both candidates had received hundreds of thousands of dollars from various government contractors.

59.   An Egyptian human rights group announced Saturday that a jailed Islamic-oriented politician has begun a hunger strike, and called for his immediate release.

60.   And the heavy metal rock group White Zombie announced its breakup.