61.   All had boarded their plane when officials told them to disembark and informed them that East Timor was closed to outsiders, said a statement from the coalition.

62.   All confrontations took place near the city of Mosul, said a statement from Operation Northern Watch in the southern Turkish air base of Incirlik.

63.   Although installation work will be delayed by three to four weeks, the airport will open as scheduled in April, the statement said.

64.   All NATO aircraft taking part in the latest round of attacks returned safely to their bases, the NATO statement said.

65.   Among the detainees are four former members of Parliament, doctors, a religious leader and several teachers, the statement said.

66.   Al-Silmi was found guilty of shooting Ayed Awaad al-Muteiri to death following a dispute, the statement said.

67.   An Iranian vessel sank in the Gulf Wednesday and its nine crew members were rescued by a U.S. cruiser, a U.S. Navy statement said.

68.   Among the detainees are three former members of Parliament, doctors, a religious leader and several teachers, the statement said.

69.   An American nurse of Vietnamese descent stands accused of illegally spreading propaganda and circulating documents, a government statement said Saturday.

70.   Arafat would be allowed to take off and land at the partially completed airport immediately, and discussions on its future will continue, the statement said.