1.   Jsus Arkautz Arana had been under surveillance for some weeks by the French police, who were hoping they might learn the whereabouts of ETA leader Francisco Mgika Garmendia.

2.   Tuesday, despite repeated calls to Abuja, they were unable to learn his whereabouts.

3.   Many companies focused on learning the whereabouts of staff in the United States and said it was still too early to assess the financial costs.

4.   Schelly has made six return trips to India in vain efforts to learn the whereabouts of her husband.

5.   The German embassy in Beijing was seeking to learn their whereabouts and the Chinese embassy in Bonn had also been contacted, the ministry statement said.