51.   Civic groups also issued statements accusing prosecutors of plotting a cover-up to protect their former chief and a key ally of the president.

52.   Following talks in Paris Tuesday and Wednesday between Amnesty and French government officials, the London-based group issued a statement saying the situation had not improved.

53.   His group will issue a final report in June.

54.   However, no group issued a claim for the attack.

55.   In Gaza, the militant Hamas group issued an appeal to Muslims around the world to donate money, listing the prices of bullets, rifles and explosives.

56.   In New York, the group Human Rights Watch issued a statement urging that Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea be tried and convicted before any talk of pardoning them.

57.   In Damascus, Syria, eight radical Palestinian groups issued a statement asking Arab to halt all normal relations with Israel.

58.   In Damascus, Syria, eight radical Palestinian groups issued a statement urging Arab leaders to halt normal relations with Israel.

59.   In Doboj, an unknown Serb group issued leaflets containing death threats against foreign troops.

60.   Insurgent group issues warning to West.