1.   According to wire reports from Milan, his vote went for elegance.

2.   According to wire reports, this case received special attention because the farmer handled bone meal, which might mean a possible infection in U.S. cattle.

3.   According to wire advisories, Khalid Abdul Muhammad is alive but in life-threatening condition in an Atlanta hospital.

4.   Alabama prisoners will be chained to one another, according to wire reports.

5.   By early Tuesday, the outlook for peace was further complicated when Israel launched air strikes in southern Lebanon, according to wire reports.

6.   Defense lawyers maintain their clients were victims of extortion, according to wire reports.

7.   Nine Colombians who also were kidnapped by the rebels on Monday were freed Friday, according to wire reports out of Colombia.

8.   The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Party on Thursday night denied that it was harboring bin Laden, according to wire reports.

9.   They also detained Li Xiaolong in the southern Guangxi province, and Li Zhiying of ChengCheng, according to wire reports.