51.   The violence has worsened in recent weeks despite earlier promises by Indonesian ministers to provide greater security.

52.   Thousands of supporters of Anwar continue to take to the streets every week despite stern police warnings and hundreds of arrests.

53.   Wall Street has lacked clear direction for several weeks despite the fact it appears unlikely that the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates again.

54.   With Vernon gone, Kidd was named the starter this week despite being outplayed by newcomer Roberto Luongo in the preseason.

55.   Greece is due to start its own exercises in the area this week despite a call from Washington for both nations to reschedule the operations.

56.   Aden has enough oil stocks to last several weeks despite being cut off from its refinery, a senior southern Yemeni official said Sunday.

57.   An Israeli official said Sunday that construction at the site would begin later this week despite Palestinian warnings this would spark bloodshed.

58.   Blue-chip stocks Friday closed virtually unchanged for the week despite some unease on the bond market.

59.   Brokers said the market was unlikely to make any major move in coming weeks despite moderate buying interest from domestic financial institutions.

60.   Diplomats said Washington planned to put the measure to the vote sometime this week despite uncertainty about whether Beijing would use its veto power to block the plan.