61.   Informed party sources, however, say Dobrev is disinclined to take the top post.

62.   Informed sources said over the weekend that the monarch had been hospitalized with arthritis, from which he has suffered for some years.

63.   ITAR-Tass, citing an informed source, said the hostages were taken on two buses toward the town of Ochamchira.

64.   Japan hanged four death row inmates, including one woman, news media reported Saturday, citing informed sources.

65.   Japan hanged three death row inmates Friday, the Kyodo news agency reported, citing informed sources.

66.   Meanwhile, an informed source said that the UN seemed to suspend its proposal to send a team of six UN members to observe the situation in Cambodia.

67.   Meanwhile, Khaled Mezioud, director for the state television ENTV was found dead from three gunshot wounds, another informed source said.

68.   Nigeria has agreed to host a Commonwealth fact-finding mission on human rights that will include New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon, informed sources said Thursday.

69.   Other informed sources in Split confirmed that Rajic stayed at the hotel.

70.   Quoting informed sources, it said that a mini-Arab summit will be held between Fahd, Mubarak and other leaders.