31.  Muhwezi, whose many assets include a Kampala casino, the national paging service company and a newspaper, has rejected the allegations as a political plot against him.

32.  National military service is compulsory for men in Singapore and Malay Muslims are sometimes denied sensitive positions in the armed forces.

33.  Prime Minister John Howard on Monday rejected demands to eliminate foreign aid and introduce compulsory national military service to defend Australia against invasion from Asia.

34.  Thai newspapers reported Tuesday that the national meteorological service said that a vast swathe of the northern and central parts of the country face severe water shortages.

35.  While the polls show concern for health policy as a major issue, the coalition has promised little more than not to tinker with the national Medicare health service.

36.  Samaraweera, a close associate of President Chandrika Kumaratunga, said that even Sri Lankan youth residing overseas would be called on for national military service.

37.  The national SNCF rail service reported lines closed in many areas and a three-hour delay for a high-speed train between Nice and Metz Sunday morning.

38.  The national meteorological service predicted that rains would continue.

39.  The national meteorological service predicted that rains would continue in coming days.