1.   Following his liberation, the boy was checked by physicians at an Amsterdam hospital before being reunited with his family.

2.   Secretary of State Colin Powell was optimistic this week about a breakthrough, one that would follow the liberation of Arafat from Israeli house arrest in Ramallah.

3.   Their liberation was followed later by that of a Serb journalist captured during a government offensive last year.

4.   Their liberation was followed later by that of a Serb journalist whose release was demanded by Pale in return for that of Delic.