1.   He said the deaths are believed linked to recent heavy rains in the region, which have caused floods after a drought of almost five years.

2.   It said their arrests were believed linked to a November protest by students at a Buddhist school in Hue who objected to government restrictions on enrollment and curriculum.

3.   Police said that tailing one of the young women, believed romantically linked to Pagano, led them to their man.

4.   Saqib and Adeel are believed linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, or Army of Mohammed, an Islamic extremist group with close ties to al-Qaida.

5.   Saeed is believed linked to Jaish-e-Mohammed, a radical group banned last month by Musharraf.

6.   The apprehension of Montesinos came after dozens of arrests in Peru of top military commanders, politicians and media executives believed linked to the former spymaster.

7.   The recommendations apply to anyone with the rare disease or the new variant identified last year and believed possibly linked to a similar disease in cattle, Heymann said.

8.   He said the explosion was believed linked to a feud between the regional director and assistant regional director of that office but would not give specifics.

9.   Investigators believe Dani is a member of the Malaysian Mujahideen Group, which in turn is believed linked to a regional terrorist organisation known as Jemaah Islamiyah.