1.   Earlier yesterday Ms Place had shown the world heavyweight boxing champion, Riddick Bowe, around Mogadishu, where he was making a brief charity visit.

2.   In a television interview earlier yesterday Mr Shevardnadze angrily rejected charges from Gen Grachev that Georgia was waging war against its own people.

3.   Bell had done that once Tuesday night and twice earlier yesterday.

4.   It had flown earlier yesterday from Athens, Greece, to New York.

5.   The crews that flew the plane earlier yesterday indicated there were no mechanical problems, Comair said in a release yesterday.

6.   The crews that flew the plane earlier yesterday indicated there were no mechanical problems, the Cincinnati-based airline said.

7.   The plane had flown earlier yesterday from Athens, Greece, to New York.

8.   Before ruling, the judge reviewed a decision issued earlier yesterday by the U.S. Supreme Court.

9.   Earlier yesterday in Bangkok, Ashraf Abdullah reported that Dr Mahathir had expressed the hope that Asean would eventually have a common currency for the purpose of intra-regional trade.

10.   Earlier yesterday, Hardijanti made her first ministerial tour to visit flood-hit areas in Bandung, West Java.