51.   A Tamil rebel mine killed an army brigadier and three government soldiers when it exploded their vehicle in eastern Sri Lanka, military officials said.

52.   A U.N. official visited the north and held discussions with Tamil rebels on the food shortages, rebel radio said on Sunday.

53.   A Sri Lankan court Tuesday revoked its order blocking the government from selling state-owned companies to fund the war against Tamil rebels, an official said.

54.   A state-appointed human rights group has said that many soldiers and policemen are ill-treating Tamil rebel suspects.

55.   A suspected Tamil rebel exploded a bomb strapped to her body in a Colombo suburb Tuesday, killing herself, an accomplice and one other person, police said.

56.   A Sri Lankan bear critically wounded in fighting between government troops and the Tamil rebels has recovered and returned to a natural habitat far from the war theater.

57.   A U.N. official, Ronald Hudson, visited the area and held discussions with Tamil rebels on the food shortages, rebel radio said on Sunday.

58.   A suspected Tamil rebel suicide bomber blew himself up in this eastern Sri Lankan town Thursday, killing himself and three other people, police and witnesses said.

59.   A suspected Tamil rebel suicide bomber exploded himself in this eastern town Thursday, killing three people and himself, police said.

60.   A Tamil rebel mine killed an army brigadier and three government soldiers in eastern Sri Lanka, military officials said.