51.   Officials in the area said the rockets were of Katyusha type, but the report could not be independently verified.

52.   North Korea says the rocket was an artificial satellite.

53.   Officials say the three-stage, solid-fuel rocket is both cheaper and more accurate than its predecessors.

54.   Police said the rocket was apparently for practice and contained a small amount of explosives, it said.

55.   Sharon, in an interview with the Jerusalem Post, said the long-range rockets are capable of reaching the center of Israel.

56.   The Angara rocket will be even more powerful than the Proton rocket, which is currently used for many launches.

57.   The company maintains its rocket was not at fault.

58.   The Katyusha rockets were unleashed shortly before midnight and at least two struck across the border, security sources in Lebanon said.

59.   The new rocket had been eight months behind in development, and Bacon disclosed Tuesday that it is running an additional several months late.

60.   The rocket is to place a Malaysian and an Arab League satellite into orbit.