1.   Intense gunfire broke out for about an hour near the government palace in central Algiers soon after the decree was announced, Agence France-Presse reported.

2.   If a cardinal-designate dies before the consistory at which the decree is formally announced, he is not a cardinal.

3.   When the ruling council announced the decrees, some relief workers suggested that programs be suspended as a means of forcing the lifting of the ban.

4.   Within three weeks, the new decree was announced.

5.   INA said the release procedure began immediately after the decree was announced and that Barloon and Daliberti were expected to leave Baghdad on Monday morning with Richardson.

6.   INA said the release formalities began immediately after the decree was announced and that Barloon and Daliberti.

7.   INA said the release procedure began immediately after the decree was announced and that Barloon and Daliberti were expected to leave Baghdad Monday morning with Richardson.

8.   It also announced upcoming decrees to make it easier to adopt children orphaned by the quake.

9.   It also announced upcoming decrees to make it easier to adopt quake-orphaned children.

10.   Relatives of the convicts said the inmates had called off their liquids-only fast after the decree was announced.