1.   Delegates approved new party statutes and a political programme to contest parliamentary and presidential elections which the government had confirmed would take place in July and August respectively.

2.   At the meeting both the Netherlands and Italian governments confirmed their commitment to direct military participation in the war.

3.   At the same time, the government confirmed that it would privatize the state-owned telephone company.

4.   A hospital worker and other witnesses also said that two students had been shot to death, but the government confirmed only one death.

5.   But the government confirmed Wednesday that all guerrillas would be given amnesty.

6.   Fingerprints and photographs are then sent to the home countries to see if the governments there can confirm their identities.

7.   Its report came a day after the government confirmed that the economy slipped into a recession in the first three months.

8.   Last week, the government confirmed that Zylbersztajn was appointed the head of the new regulatory agency for the oil and gas industry.

9.   Several immigrants have tried to hang themselves, the government has confirmed.

10.   The Algerian government has not confirmed the report, which appeared in the Arabic-language paper Asharq Al Awsat.