31.  Ethiopian officials, meanwhile, admitted that jet fighters were being used to support a counteroffensive.

32.  Ethiopian officials, meanwhile, admitted that jet fighters were being used to support a counter-offensive.

33.  Ethiopian officials arrived in Sudan Saturday in an attempt to win the release of dozens of passengers aboard a hijacked Ethiopian airliner.

34.  Ethiopian officials said nothing Sunday about the impact of their attacks on a potential cease-fire.

35.  Ethiopian officials said one of the attackers was captured.

36.  Ethiopian officials say two suspects arrested in Comoros are definitely not hijackers.

37.  Ethiopian officials, including Sebsibe, declined for the third day to comment on the defection until the return of the two remaining players and three coaches.

38.  Egypt has sought to blame Sudan for the attack, but Ethiopian officials have said that five gunmen killed during or since the attack were all Egyptian.

39.  Ethiopian officials have complained that an American movie starring Angelina Jolie currently being filmed in Namibia gives a biased portrayal of its country, an official said Thursday.

40.  Ethiopian officials have said they hijacked the plane after failing military examinations.