Premise: Mangla was summoned after Madhumita's sister Nidhi Shukla, who was the first witness in the case.

Hypothesis: Shukla is related to Mangla.


Premise: Authorities in Brazil say that more than 200 people are being held hostage in a prison in the country's remote, Amazonian-jungle state of Rondonia.

Hypothesis: Authorities in Brazil hold 200 people as hostage.


Premise: A mercenary group faithful to the warmongering policy of former Somozist colonel Enrique Bermudez attacked an IFA truck belonging to the interior ministry at 0900 on 26 March in El Jicote, wounded and killed an interior ministry worker and wounded five others.

Hypothesis: An interior ministry worker was killed by a mercenary group.


Premise: The British ambassador to Egypt, Derek Plumbly, told Reuters on Monday that authorities had compiled the list of 10 based on lists from tour companies and from families whose relatives have not been in contact since the bombings.

Hypothesis: Derek Plumbly resides in Egypt.


Premise: Tibone estimated diamond production at four mines operated by Debswana -- Botswana's 50-50 joint venture with De Beers -- could reach 33 million carats this year.

Hypothesis: Botswana is a business partner of De Beers.


Premise: His wife Strida won a seat in parliament after forging an alliance with the main anti-Syrian coalition in the recent election.

Hypothesis: Strida elected to parliament.


Premise: Responding to Scheuer's comments in La Repubblica, the prime minister's office said the analysts' allegations, "beyond being false, are also absolutely incompatible with the contents of the conversation between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and U.S. Ambassador to Rome Mel Sembler."

Hypothesis: Mel Sembler represents the U.S.


Premise: The upper house of the Russian parliament has approved a controversial bill to tighten state control over non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Hypothesis: Russian parliament closes NGOs.


Premise: Australia has repeatedly sought clemency for Tuong Van Nguyen, 25, who was convicted of smuggling 400 grams (0.9 lb) of heroin from Cambodia through Singapore's Changi airport in 2002. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock criticised the imposition of the death penalty, especially in Nguyen's case which he said had mitigating circumstances.

Hypothesis: Philip Ruddock has been condemned to the death penalty.


Premise: At the other side of the country, Linden, N.J. is part of an industrial corridor of chemical plants and oil refineries that some federal officials refer to as "the most dangerous two miles in America."

Hypothesis: Chemical plants and oil refineries are located in New Jersey.


Premise: State police said Greater Johnstown-Cambria County Convention and Visitors Bureau kept $52,574.11 from Thunder in the Valley 2005 beer sales that should have gone to two volunteer fire companies.

Hypothesis: Greater Johnstown-Cambria County Convention and Visitors Bureau funded two volunteer fire companies.


Premise: Across the Atlantic, on July 13, a radical Islamic cleric named Ali Al-Timimi was sentenced to life in prison, in Virginia, for soliciting treason.

Hypothesis: Ali Al-Timimi is imprisoned in Virginia.


Premise: Robert Tuttle told the BBC there was no evidence of "extraordinary renditions" to Syria, which has been criticised by Washington for its human rights record.

Hypothesis: Robert Tuttle works for the BBC.


Premise: Saddam Hussein accepted an 11th-hour offer to flee into exile weeks ahead of the U.S.-led 2003 invasion, but Arab League officials scuttled the proposal, officials in this Gulf state claimed.

Hypothesis: Saddam Hussein accepted exile.


Premise: Nguyen's lawyer, Lex Lasry, told Australian television from Singapore that Nguyen, a Catholic whose family came from Vietnam, was "ready to die".

Hypothesis: Nguyen is a lawyer.


Premise: Both aftershocks had their epicentre around the Nicobar island group in the south of archipelago that lies close to Indonesia, India's Meteorological Department said.

Hypothesis: India's Meteorological Department operates from Indonesia.


Premise: United failed to progress beyond the group stages of the Champions League and trail in the Premiership title race, sparking rumours over its future.

Hypothesis: United won the Champions League.


Premise: Mugabe arrived in Beijing on Saturday and toured the northeastern province of Jilin, visiting the headquarters of First Automotive Works Group, China's top vehicle maker.

Hypothesis: First Automotive Works Group is based in China.


Premise: Three days after PeopleSoft bought JD Edwards in June 2003, Oracle began its offer for PeopleSoft.

Hypothesis: JD Edwards belongs to PeopleSoft.


Premise: Earlier this year, 78 local, state and federal agencies took part in a chemical attack drill, called "Rotunda Thunda," at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Strip.

Hypothesis: State and federal agencies took part in a chemical attack.


Premise: Salvadoran reporter Mauricio Pineda, a sound technician for the local canal Doce television station, was shot and killed today in Morazan department in the eastern part of the country.

Hypothesis: Mauricio Pineda was killed in Morazan.


Premise: At the same time, anti-virus firm Kaspersky Labs branded the XCP program spyware, because it hides itself, could compromise security and can slow machines down.

Hypothesis: Kaspersky Labs' anti-virus software could compromise security.


Premise: Booker T. and Sharmell, two African-American WWE superstars, were involved in the segment.

Hypothesis: Brooker T. and Sharmell are organizers of African-American WWE.


Premise: The LMI was set up by Mr. Torvalds with John Hall as non-profit organization to license the use of the word Linux.

Hypothesis: Mr. Torvalds is a partner of John Hall.


Premise: Baldwin has instructed at numerous baseball camps across the country, including Notre Dame, LSU, Mississippi State, Illinois, Army, Old Dominion, Butler, Dartmouth, Southern Maryland and the Best in Virginia camp.

Hypothesis: Butler has joined the Army.


Premise: Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson has been criticised at a national conference in Perth for damaging the overseas reputation of Australian schools.

Hypothesis: Brendan Nelson criticised the Federal Education Minister.


Premise: Mr. Fitzgerald revealed he was one of several top officials who told Mr. Libby in June 2003 that Valerie Plame, wife of the former ambassador Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA.

Hypothesis: Valerie Plame is married to Joseph Wilson.


Premise: General Dynamics, the maker of land combat systems, warships and Gulfstream business jets, reported net earnings of $374m in the third quarter, or $1.84 per share, driven by a strong demand for communications and intelligence systems and a booming market in corporate jets.

Hypothesis: General Dynamics makes Gulfstream business jets.


Premise: In the wake of the controversy surrounding the dual citizenship status of Liberian presidential candidate George Oppong Manneh Weah, a Daily Observer investigation has uncovered new developments that may rock the candidacies of three leading candidates, in the race for the Liberian presidency.

Hypothesis: George Oppong Manneh Weah is a politician of Liberia.


Premise: Three leaders of a premier Johnstown tourism event were charged with illegally diverting money to their organization, state police said Wednesday, sending shock waves through the region.

Hypothesis: Three leaders of a premier Johnstown tourism event are suspected of stealing money.


Premise: Prime Minister John Howard says he will not be swayed by a videotaped warning that Australia faces more terrorism attacks unless it withdraws its troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hypothesis: Australia withdraws from Iraq.


Premise: On the same day last week that Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran's fundamentalist president, called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at an anti-Zionist conference in Tehran, his first vice-president was attending a different sort of event in Moscow.

Hypothesis: Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad attended a conference.


Premise: Opposition leaders in India have called on foreign minister Natwar Singh to resign after he and the Congress party were named in the Volcker report as alleged recipients of illicit payments from Saddam Hussein under the oil-for-food scam.

Hypothesis: Natwar Singh resigned.


Premise: Just over two hours later, another car bomb targeted a police commando patrol under the Harithiyah bridge in the west of the city, killing two policemen and wounding 11.

Hypothesis: A police commando patrol was the owner of a car bomb.


Premise: The BBC's correspondent in Athens, Malcolm Brabant, said that in the past few weeks more details had emerged of the alleged mistreatment by Greek-speaking agents.

Hypothesis: Malcolm Brabant was mistreated by Greek agents.


Premise: A new chapter has been written into Australia's rich sporting history after the Socceroos qualified for the World Cup finals following their 4-2 win over Uruguay on penalties at the Olympic Stadium in Sydney.

Hypothesis: Australia qualified for the World Cup finals.


Premise: Speaking to newsmen in Jakarta today, Hun Sen, second prime minister of Cambodia, reiterated that the Phnom Penh government will not hold further negotiations with the Khmer Rouge (KR) because it has used all the topics discussed between the two sides at past talks as a platform to support its existence.

Hypothesis: Hun Sen represents the Khmer Rouge.


Premise: Wyniemko, now 54 and living in Rochester Hills, was arrested and tried in 1994 for a rape in Clinton Township.

Hypothesis: Wyniemko was accused of rape.


Premise: British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw met yesterday with his Brazilian counterpart, Celso Amorim, to discuss the shooting of 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes. In a joint news conference afterward, Mr. Straw promised that Mr. de Menezes's family would get a quick and sympathetic hearing for their compensation claims.

Hypothesis: Celso Amorim is a Brazilian national.


Premise: The travel-weary Los Angeles Angels, running on adrenaline after two all-night flights, opened the AL Championship Series with a 3-2 victory over the well-rested Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night at U.S. Cellular Field.

Hypothesis: The Los Angeles Angels beat the Chicago White Sox.


Premise: Two persons were injured in dynamite attacks perpetrated this evening against two bank branches in this Northwestern Colombian city.

Hypothesis: Two persons perpetrated dynamite attacks in a Northwestern Colombian city.


Premise: The announcement about Myanmar's chairmanship of ASEAN was expected from the foreign ministers after their working dinner on Monday - the first time all 10 of them met together after arriving in the Laotian capital.

Hypothesis: ASEAN was based in Myanmar.


Premise: In 1984, Best served two months in jail for drunken driving, and in 2004, he was banned from driving for 20 months after another conviction.

Hypothesis: Best was accused of drunken driving.


Premise: The move came yesterday after US newspapers reported University of Pittsburgh embryologist and stem cell expert Gerald Schatten had ended his collaboration with Seoul National University's Woo Suk Hwang, the scientific father of Snuppy, the first cloned dog.

Hypothesis: Gerald Schatten cloned Snuppy.


Premise: For example, an electron that has been accelerated to 0.78 times the speed of light has a de Broglie wavelength of 2 pm (2 times 10-12 m), which is about 100 times smaller than the typical interatomic distance in a solid.

Hypothesis: Interatomic distance in a solid is smaller than an electron.


Premise: But only one major oil company was shamed by the 623-page report: Texaco, part of Chevron, the US's second largest energy group.

Hypothesis: Chevron owns Texaco.


Premise: Relative size and the power of the purse are certainly key factors, says Samuel L. Husk, executive director of the Council of Great City Schools.

Hypothesis: Samuel L. Husk works for the Council of Great City Schools.


Premise: The former worldwide immunization director for Becton, Dickinson and Company ("BD") tried to correct clinical trial violations, then was wrongfully terminated, according to a lawsuit against BD filed today by Levy Phillips & Konigsberg, LLP named partner Alan J. Konigsberg.

Hypothesis: Alan J. Konigsberg is related to Levy Phillips & Konigsberg.


Premise: The Calm & the Storm is the brainchild of Dave McCool, who got rich when Northern Telecom bought his communications start-up Aptis Communications.

Hypothesis: Dave McCool sold Aptis Communications.


Premise: Robert Tuttle told the BBC there was no evidence of "extraordinary renditions" to Syria, which has been criticised by Washington for its human rights record.

Hypothesis: Robert Tuttle has been criticised by Washington.


Premise: Some 420 people have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, mostly for drug trafficking, an Amnesty International 2004 report said. That gives the country of 4.4 million people the highest execution rate in the world relative to population.

Hypothesis: 4.4 million people were executed in Singapore.


Premise: The Dircote has identified one of the terrorists as Gerardo Olivos Silva through a composite made from witness' reports.

Hypothesis: Gerardo Olivos Silva was recognized as being a terrorist.


Premise: They demand that Beijing pressure Pyongyang to capitulate to Washington's demands.

Hypothesis: Pyongyang lies near Beijing.


Premise: Only a few days ago, ARENA assassins tried to kill the president of the Mortgage Bank, Mr. Mason, for not following their orders.

Hypothesis: ARENA assassins attacked Mason.


Hypothesis: Dave McCool is the inventor of "The Calm & the Storm".


Premise: A Chinese democracy activist has reportedly been jailed for 12 years for helping to organise anti-Japanese protests in China earlier this year.

Hypothesis: Japanese protests against China.


Premise: For their discovery of ulcer-causing bacteria, Australian doctors Robin Warren and Barry Marshall have received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Hypothesis: Robin Warren was awarded a Nobel Prize.


Premise: Celebrations are continuing after the Socceroos' victory over Uruguay to qualify for the finals of the football World Cup in Germany next year.

Hypothesis: Uruguay qualifies for the World Cup finals.


Premise: Works by Camille Pissarro, who is often called the first Impressionist, are to be exhibited in Australia for the first time.

Hypothesis: Camille Pissarro works in Australia.


Premise: The bodies of Hector Oqueli, undersecretary of the national revolutionary movement [MNR] of El Salvador, and Gilda Flores, a member of Guatemala's social democratic party, were found in Cuilapa, Guatemala, near the border with El Salvador, the relatives of one of the victims have reported.

Hypothesis: Hector Oqueli was found dead.


Premise: The San Diego Padres ace, Jake Peavy, was hurt in an 8-5 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Hypothesis: Jake Peavy is a player of the San Diego Padres.


Premise: The Peruvian government has approved 12 charges on which it will seek the extradition of former President Alberto Fujimori from Chile.

Hypothesis: The Peruvian government extradites Alberto Fujimori.


Premise: The technical investigation commission has determined that some military were reportedly involved in the assassination of the six Jesuits and their two maids, which took place at daybreak on the 16th of November, as reported by president Alfredo Cristiani on the 7th of January.

Hypothesis: The assassination of the six Jesuits and their two maids took place on the 7th of January.


Premise: Walter R. Mears, a columnist for The Associated Press, has reported on Washington and national politics for more than 25 years.

Hypothesis: Walter R. Mears writes for The Associated Press.


Premise: Robots using artificial polymer "muscles" are real slowpokes, as the polymers react a hundred times slower than human muscle.

Hypothesis: Artificial polymer "muscles" are slower than human muscle.


Premise: We are constantly getting confirmation that the U.S. economy is no longer in a boom phase, and that interest rates are falling, said a dealer at a U.S. bank in Frankfurt, West Germany.

Hypothesis: The U.S. forms part of Germany.


Premise: Mr. Fitzgerald revealed he was one of several top officials who told Mr. Libby in June 2003 that Valerie Plame, wife of the former ambassador Joseph Wilson, worked for the CIA.

Hypothesis: Valerie Plame worked for the CIA.


Premise: Prime Minister John Howard says he will not be swayed by a videotaped warning that Australia faces more terrorism attacks unless it withdraws its troops from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Hypothesis: Australian troops remain in Afghanistan.


Premise: The summary also concluded that Sirhan, who is serving a life sentence at Soledad Prison for the killing, was sane and was not under the influence of alcohol when he shot Kennedy moments after he had claimed victory in the California Democratic presidential primary.

Hypothesis: Sirhan is employed by Soledad Prison.


Premise: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Amar Mani Tripathi, his wife Madhu Mani and three others are currently in jail in connection with the killing of the poetess.

Hypothesis: Madhu Mani is married to Amar Mani Tripathi.


Premise: From Les Combes, in the Italian Alps, yesterday, where the Pope is on vacation, the Vatican's Press Office Director, Joaquin Navarro Valls, responded with a written statement to the accusations made by the Israeli government against Benedict XVI.

Hypothesis: Les Combes is located in the Italian Alps.


Premise: Peter Clarke, head of the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch, held up the 6.25-litre bucket at a news conference yesterday and appealed to any shopkeepers who might have noticed people buying five or more of the items in recent months.

Hypothesis: Peter Clarke commands the Metropolitan Police anti-terrorist branch.


Premise: ECB spokeswoman, Regina Schueller, declined to comment on a report in Italy's la Repubblica newspaper that the ECB council will discuss Mr. Fazio's role in the takeover fight at its Sept. 15 meeting.

Hypothesis: Regina Schueller is a representative of ECB.


Premise: Senator Hill and Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer will host the 20th annual AUSMIN (Australia-United States ministerial consultations) conference at the Adelaide Town Hall.

Hypothesis: Alexander Downer will host a conference.


Premise: Thompson's contract with the Dragons has been terminated after he reached an agreement with the club last night.

Hypothesis: The Dragons have terminated Thompson's contract.


Premise: A.C. Milan is in second place with 13 points, after two first-half goals from captain Paolo Maldini earned them a 2-1 victory over Reggina.

Hypothesis: A.C. Milan played against Reggina.


Premise: But years later, testing commissioned by the Innocence Project at Thomas M. Cooley Law School revealed that DNA on a cigarette and some semen-stained undergarments in evidence did not match Wyniemko.

Hypothesis: Wyniemko was proven guilty by DNA testing.


Premise: Japan's Kyodo news agency said the US could be ready to set up a liaison office -- the lowest level of diplomatic representation -- in Pyongyang if it abandons its nuclear program.

Hypothesis: The Kyodo news agency is based in Japan.


Premise: A light blue 1975 Ford Escort GL once owned by Pope John Paul II sold for $690,000 Saturday to a Houston multimillionaire who said he plans to put it in a museum he wants to build in his hometown.

Hypothesis: A Ford Escort sold for $690,000.


Premise: The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence estimates the move would cut the number of unplanned pregnancies by 70,000 each year.

Hypothesis: Unplanned pregnancies rise by 70,000 each year.


Premise: Former Celtic striker Henrik Larsson says he will leave Barcelona to return to Sweden next summer - after changing his mind about a new contract.

Hypothesis: Henrik Larsson leaves Sweden.


Premise: Jewish Agency Chairman Zeev Bielsky believes that the stories about conversion difficulties - such as Jewish soldiers' burial difficulties - that reach former Soviet states have a bad influence on immigration to Israel.

Hypothesis: Zeev Bielsky is the head of the Jewish Agency.


Premise: Microsoft Corp. and Intel Corp., on Monday, threw their weight behind the next-generation, HD DVD format being promoted by Toshiba Corp., in a blow to Sony Corp.'s Blu-ray format.

Hypothesis: Intel Corp. is a user of Blu-ray format.


Premise: The "absolute prerequisite" for any potential buyer, "is a view that some of Knight Ridder's depressed markets can grow again," Doug Arthur, newspaper analyst at Morgan Stanley, wrote in a recent report.

Hypothesis: Doug Arthur is a potential buyer of Knight Ridder.


Premise: In announcing plans today to prepare the nation for combating a future worldwide wave of bird flu, President Bush used vocabulary and tactics that are familiar from his confrontation with global terrorism.

Hypothesis: President Bush plans a confrontation with global terrorism.


Hypothesis: Wyniemko attented the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.


Premise: Since it saw the light of day in 2004, Katamari Damacy has gone on to become one of the biggest cult hits in the history of video games.

Hypothesis: Katamari Damacy has become a big hit.


Premise: A group of elders visited him after his brother, Vietnam veteran Dan Shermock, died in July 2004, Shermock said.

Hypothesis: Dan Shermock comes from Vietnam.


Premise: The narcotics mafia carries out reprisals against its opponents; the minister of justice, a member of the supreme court, a director of the biggest newspaper Espectador, and, a few days ago, Antonio Roldan Betancur, governor of the department of Antioquia were killed.

Hypothesis: Antonio Roldan Betancur opposed the narcotics mafia.


Premise: Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said Wednesday in a statement that "these cowardly hostage-takers have assassinated our two representatives in Baghdad" as the Algerian government is doing its utmost to seek their release.

Hypothesis: President Abdelaziz Bouteflika heads the Algerian government.


Premise: Convinced that pro-American officials are in the ascendancy in Tokyo, they talk about turning Japan into "the Britain of the Far East."

Hypothesis: Britain is located in the Far East.


Premise: Thomas, who captained Wales to the 2005 Grand Slam and skippered the Welsh side against New Zealand in Cardiff last Saturday, now plays for French champions Toulouse.

Hypothesis: Thomas captained the Welsh side.


Premise: So far Sony BMG has not released a list of how many CDs are protected or how many have been sold.

Hypothesis: Sony BMG has released a list of protected CDs.


Premise: Jane Hali, who runs retail and merchandise consulting at New York-based Coleman Research Group, cited items such as a $14.94 Metro 7 beaded camisole and $28.50 George brocade coat as examples of improvements in apparel since last holiday season.

Hypothesis: Coleman Research Group provides retail and merchandise consulting.


Premise: Mahmoud al-Zahar, a Hamas leader in Gaza, said so explicitly, dismissing Mr. Abbas's arguments: "History has proven that the rockets have been in the Palestinian interest".

Hypothesis: Mahmoud al-Zahar is a member of Hamas.


Premise: Shia pilgrims converge on Karbala twice a year to mark the death of Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, 1,300 years ago.

Hypothesis: The Prophet Muhammed died in Karbala.


Premise: The declaration was the first from PepsiCo to damp speculation, after two weeks of press reports and mounting concern from politicians, including French President Jacques Chirac, that Paris-based Danone would be acquired.

Hypothesis: Danone headquarters are located in Paris.


Premise: Lt. Jim Bowell of the Butler Township Fire Department said the 4:45 a.m. accident set fire to about 100 yards of woods.

Hypothesis: Jim Bowell is engaged by the Butler Township Fire Department.


Premise: The State Department is making the unusual offer of giving expedited visas to the Cuban sons of Iraq war hero Sgt. Carlos Lazo so they can visit him in the United States, people familiar with the case said Friday.

Hypothesis: Sgt. Carlos Lazo worked for Iraq.


Premise: Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Lindsay Ellis also ordered Miss Bickel to pay $5,500 in restitution to Miss Tomazin's family and to perform 40 hours per week of community service indefinitely.

Hypothesis: Lindsay Ellis occupies a post at the Superior Court.


Premise: David McCool took the money and decided to start Muzzy Lane in 2002.

Hypothesis: David McCool is the founder of Muzzy Lane.


Premise: The six defendants in the case are former Assistant Auditor Terri Webster, former Human Resources Director Cathy Lexin, former Treasurer Mary Vattimo, city management analyst Sharon Wilkinson, Municipal Employees Association Vice President John Torres and City Firefighters Local 145 President Ron Saathoff.

Hypothesis: Mary Vattimo was involved in the city management.


Premise: German Chancellor-designate Angela Merkel and Social Democrat leaders reached a coalition agreement calling for a higher value-added tax and 25 billion euros ($29.3 billion) in new domestic spending.

Hypothesis: Angela Merkel leads the Social Democrats.


Premise: The government repudiates these irrational and criminal actions and the terrorist attack carried out on the 30th of October by the FMLN against the armed forces staff installations, where 1 civilian died and 14 others were wounded. It is evident that these actions are part of a plot whose objective is to block the dialogue initiated by president Alfredo Cristiani.

Hypothesis: Civilians were injured in a terrorist attack.


Hypothesis: Thomas plays for French champions.


Premise: Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish MPs will be barred from voting on English laws if Conservative leadership hopeful, David Davis, becomes prime minister.

Hypothesis: David Davis becomes prime minister.


Premise: Mugabe arrived in Beijing on Saturday and toured the northeastern province of Jilin, visiting the headquarters of First Automotive Works Group, China's top vehicle maker.

Hypothesis: Mugabe is visiting Beijing.


Premise: Samir Geagea, the only Lebanese warlord punished for his role in the 1975-90 civil war, left jail after 11 years on Tuesday in a step toward reconciliation after the end of the Syrian tutelage Samir Geagea bitterly opposed.

Hypothesis: Samir Geagea supports Syrian tutelage.


Premise: Salvadoran Social Democratic politician Hector Oqueli Colindres was kidnapped today, in Guatemala city, along with Guatemalan Social Democratic leader Gilda Flores, his party, in Mexico City, reported.

Hypothesis: Gilda Flores has been kidnapped in Mexico city.


Premise: Officials in Arnold Schwarzenegger's Austrian hometown of Graz have removed his name from a football stadium in an ongoing row over the US death penalty.

Hypothesis: Arnold Schwarzenegger faces the death penalty.


Premise: East Timor's Prime Minister says he expects within two months to announce a deal with Australia on developing a disputed oil and gas field.

Hypothesis: East Timor expects a deal with Australia.


Premise: Ministers are still deadlocked over plans to ban smoking in pubs, clubs and all enclosed public spaces in England.

Hypothesis: English ministers are united on the smoking ban.


Premise: She is the second woman mayor killed this week by alleged commando groups of the Maoist Shining Path.

Hypothesis: A woman mayor is an alleged member of Maoist Shining Path.


Premise: The company, whose registered auditors are Deloitte & Touche, has instructed Ernst & Young to carry out a thorough review of the accounts of Eurest Support Services, a subsidiary which feeds UN peacekeepers in at least eight countries.

Hypothesis: Ernst & Young feeds UN peacekeepers.


Premise: Zanzibar, the Indian Ocean island paradise favoured by thousands of tourists each year, was racked by violence yesterday after heavily armed security forces fired teargas and rubber bullets at scores of demonstrators who claimed that elections had been rigged.

Hypothesis: Zanzibar is situated in the Indian Ocean.


Premise: According to the criminal complaint, Van Meeteren operated a business called Mental Health Professionals in International Falls.

Hypothesis: Van Meeteren was the manager of Mental Health Professionals.


Premise: The government of El Salvador strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out with explosives today against The Committee of Mothers of Political Prisoners and Missing in El Salvador and against The Salvadoran Workers National Union Federation.

Hypothesis: The Committee of Mothers of Political Prisoners and Missing was bombed.


Premise: Leaders of international groups and countries Wednesday condemned the assassination of two Algerian diplomats by al-Qaida's wing in Iraq.

Hypothesis: Al-Qaida has its headquarters in Iraq.


Premise: Responding to Scheuer's comments in La Repubblica, the prime minister's office said the analysts' allegations, "beyond being false, are also absolutely incompatible with the contents of the conversation between Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and U.S. Ambassador to Rome Mel Sembler."

Hypothesis: Mel Sembler is employed by Rome's council.


Premise: Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd has questioned how serious Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez was in his attempts to re-sign Michael Owen in the summer.

Hypothesis: Rafael Benitez resigns as Liverpool boss.


Premise: Mugabe's visit to China comes at a time he is increasingly isolated from the West over policy differences including his government's forcible redistribution of white-owned commercial farms to blacks.

Hypothesis: Mugabe canceled his visit to China.


Premise: Moreover, this official denied that Jubiz Hazvumb, captured on the 22nd of August by Colombian authorities for his alleged involvement in the murder of senator and presidential candidate Luis Carlos Galan, was an Israeli citizen.

Hypothesis: Luis Carlos Calan murdered Jubiz Hazvumb.


Premise: His old enemies joined calls for his release after Hariri's killing fuelled opposition to Syria.

Hypothesis: Hariri was buried in Syria.


Premise: In an unusually candid admission, the federal chief of AIDS research says he believes drug companies don't have an incentive to create a vaccine for HIV and are likely to wait to profit from it after the government develops one.

Hypothesis: Drug companies create a vaccine for HIV.


Premise: President Bush said Miers is the most qualified candidate for the job, and Mrs. Bush agreed: "Absolutely. Absolutely."

Hypothesis: Mrs. Bush supports Miers.


Premise: The explosion wounded the arm of Beatriz Iero, damaged the doors and walls of the offices, and broke the windows of neighboring buildings.

Hypothesis: Beatriz Iero was injured in an explosion.


Premise: Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page apparently have settled on a Boeing 767 as their personal jet.

Hypothesis: Sergey Brin is a partner of Larry Page.


Premise: Family members told media that Keri Davies, 29, was killed and that his American partner, Kristina Miller, 26, was missing.

Hypothesis: Kristina Miller is an American citizen.


Premise: The Hong Kong government said the case was its first successful action against peer-to-peer file sharing. The maximum penalty is four years' jail and a hefty fine.

Hypothesis: The government acts against peer-to-peer file sharing.


Premise: Charles Armitage, broker to the defence and aerospace equipment maker at Merrill Lynch, says it is the type of business where "you shut your eyes and expect about 10 per cent growth."

Hypothesis: Charles Armitage works as a broker at Merrill Lynch.


Premise: Keevil, a graduate of Oxford and Harvard universities, began his career in New York at Morgan Stanley, the second-biggest U.S. securities firm by market value. He is a dual citizen of the U.K. and U.S.

Hypothesis: Keevil has British nationality.


Premise: Reporter Luis Morales, who works for an Ayacucho regional organization, reported that five unidentified individuals attempted to kidnap him, but he luckily escaped.

Hypothesis: Luis Morales was kidnapped by five unidentified individuals.


Premise: The European Commission, on Tuesday, warned Bulgaria and Romania that their accession to the EU could be delayed until 2008 if they fail to take urgent action to fight corruption and speed up reforms.

Hypothesis: The European commission blocks the Romanian accession to the EU.


Premise: A roadside bomb that injured six U.S. soldiers in eastern Afghanistan, was followed by a blast near a Kabul police station, Monday, that hurt two police officers and a civilian.

Hypothesis: A police station is based in Kabul.


Premise: Winkeler, an 18-year veteran employee of The Southern Illinoisan, is a native of Beckemeyer, but graduated from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in 1976 with a degree in journalism.

Hypothesis: Winkeler resides in Beckemeyer.


Premise: Trent Barrett replaces injured Kangaroos captain, Darren Lockyer, at five-eighth while prop Steve Price has been omitted from the preliminary 19-man squad named on Tuesday.

Hypothesis: Trent Barrett replaces Steve Price.


Premise: Only a few days ago, ARENA assassins tried to kill the president of the Mortgage Bank, Mr. Mason, for not following their orders.

Hypothesis: Mr. Mason kills the president of the Mortgage Bank.


Premise: The protestors arrived from Grizinkals Park, not far from downtown, where they had been holding a protest.

Hypothesis: The protestors were resident in Grizinkals Park.


Premise: Some 420 people have been hanged in Singapore since 1991, mostly for drug trafficking, an Amnesty International 2004 report said. That gives the country of 4.4 million people the highest execution rate in the world relative to population.

Hypothesis: 4.4 million people live in Singapore.


Premise: The Mall School in Richmond has replaced its aging Windows 2000 PCs with a state of the art Linux thin-client network, offering access to a wealth of educational software at a fraction of the cost of an upgraded Microsoft-based solution.

Hypothesis: The Mall School is a customer of Microsoft.


Premise: Kotler, 37, is familiar with the problem. Immigrating from the Ukraine in 1991 he became the first Reform rabbi from that wave of immigration and for the last four years he served as the Reform Movement's envoy in Russia.

Hypothesis: Kotler is a member of the Reform Movement.


Premise: The Zimbabwean delegation includes the central bank governor, finance minister and Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, who met his Chinese counterpart Li Zhaoxing on Tuesday.

Hypothesis: Li Zhaoxing rejects Chinese nationality.


Premise: Jose Reyes scored the winner for Arsenal as they ended a three-game league losing streak with a victory over battling Charlton.

Hypothesis: Jose Reyes scored the winner against Arsenal.


Premise: GUS, on Friday, disposed of its remaining home shopping business and last non-UK retail operation with the 390m euro (265m pounds) sale of the Dutch home shopping company, Wehkamp, to Industri Kapital, a private equity firm.

Hypothesis: Industri Kapital acquired Wehkamp.


Premise: Recent Dakosaurus research comes from a complete skull found in Argentina in 1996, studied by Diego Pol of Ohio State University, Zulma Gasparini of Argentina's National University of La Plata, and their colleagues.

Hypothesis: A Dakosaurus complete skull was found in Argentina.


Premise: Patrick's managing director Chris Corrigan says the law has been broken and the company will be writing to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC).

Hypothesis: Chris Corrigan has broken the law.


Premise: Mathew Staver, president of Liberty Counsel, a conservative law group based in Florida, called on the president to withdraw the Miers nomination, saying that Bush passed over several highly qualified candidates with proven track records and well-developed judicial philosophies for an unknown.

Hypothesis: Mathew Staver is a supporter of Miers.


Premise: At the same time, Old Mutual Asset Management, which is owned by London bank Old Mutual, announced that it would merge Pacific into corporate sibling Barrow Hanley.

Hypothesis: Barrow Hanley is a competitor of Pacific.


Hypothesis: Steve Price injured the Kangaroos captain.


Premise: We don't think about it much, because it hurts, says Albertman, who is formulating a civil code for the Democratic Choice party.

Hypothesis: Albertman is a member of the Democratic Choice party.


Premise: They also openly list the address of LeT`s regional office as "4 Lake Road, Chaubhurji, Lahore," a location reportedly not far from the city police headquarters.

Hypothesis: Chaubhurji lies in Lahore.


Premise: Running water to about 26,000 people in Dalianhe on the outskirts of this northeastern city, stopped at 6 p.m. as a slick of toxic benzene on the Songhua River approached.

Hypothesis: The Songhua River was polluted with benzene.


Premise: DaimlerChrysler sold its remaining shares in the Mitsubishi Motor Corporation of Japan today, effectively ending the grand scheme of its chairman, Jurgen E. Schrempp, to create a global car company.

Hypothesis: Jurgen E. Schrempp created Mitsubishi Motor Corporation.


Premise: The Actors Studio offering will be based on Simon's female version of the play which was premiered in 1985 in New York, at the Broadhurst Theatre, with the characters' names being Florence Unger and Olive Madison, played by Sally Struthers and Rita Moreno respectively.

Hypothesis: Sally Struthers played the role of Olive Madison.


Premise: Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page apparently have settled on a Boeing 767 as their personal jet.

Hypothesis: Google was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page.


Premise: US authorities have been secretly monitoring radiation levels at Muslim sites amid fears that terrorists might obtain nuclear weapons.

Hypothesis: Nuclear weapons are stored at Muslim sites.


Premise: Those accused of the assassination of six Jesuits will have a "fair trial" and if found guilty, will be punished whether they are civilians, military, or influential people, supreme court President Dr. Mauricio Gutierrez Castro said.

Hypothesis: Six Jesuits were assassinated by the military.


Premise: A few years earlier Ronnie Gilbert, one of The Weavers, had introduced me at one of the Newport Folk Festivals saying, "And here he is ... take him, you know him, he's yours."

Hypothesis: Ronnie Gilbert formed part of The Weavers.


Premise: Baldwin graduated from Butler University in 1995, and he served his alma mater as an assistant coach from 1994-99.

Hypothesis: Baldwin dismissed by Butler University.


Premise: Superstars scheduled to appear include Death Row, Johnny 8-Ball, Ogre, Junkyard Joe, Justin Nuff, The Joykiller, Baine, Shane Youngblood, Dave Century, Mike Savage, Los Lizmarkos, Calo, Crazy Cat, El Satanico with Pennsylvania Pete, Showtime and a special attraction with Freddy vs. Jason.

Hypothesis: Mike Savage is an employee of Los Lizmarkos.


Premise: Since it saw the light of day in 2004, Katamari Damacy has gone on to become one of the biggest cult hits in the history of video games.

Hypothesis: Katamari Damacy was released in 2004.


Premise: An internal investigation led Chief Dana Van Leuven to contact deputies at the San Bernardino Sheriff's Department's Big Bear Station.

Hypothesis: Big Bear Station is subordinate to San Bernardino Sherriff's Department.


Premise: Testifying before the Senate inquiry into the new anti-terrorism laws, Australian Federal Police Deputy Commissioner John Lawler defended the need for extra powers by giving examples of where the current system falls down.

Hypothesis: John Lawler testified before the Senate inquiry.


Premise: Competition between IBM and Oracle is certainly nothing new, and the customer does ultimately benefit.

Hypothesis: IBM is a partner of Oracle.


Premise: Desforges, who lived in Saguenay, about 155 miles north of Quebec City, was almost immediately given a shot of adrenaline, a standard tool for treating anaphylactic shock brought on by an allergy to peanuts.

Hypothesis: Anaphylactic shock is caused by adrenaline.


Premise: Four US cable companies, including industry leaders Comcast Corp and Time Warner Cable, have entered the fast-growing wireless arena through a joint venture with Sprint Nextel.

Hypothesis: Four US cable companies formed a joint venture with Sprint Nextel.


Premise: Greek coastguard officials say they have found a body on a boat that sent out a distress call as it carried 150 would-be immigrants to Italy. The identity of the dead man and the circumstances of his death are unclear.

Hypothesis: Coastguard officials have found a dead man.


Premise: On the same day last week that Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, Iran's fundamentalist president, called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" at an anti-Zionist conference in Tehran, his first vice-president was attending a different sort of event in Moscow.

Hypothesis: Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad attends a conference in Moscow.


Premise: Some large Russian oil companies, including Lukoil, Zarubezhneft, the state-owned oil company, and Alpha Eco, the trader, were implicated by the report.

Hypothesis: Lukoil and Zarubezhneft are Russian oil companies.


Premise: The possibility for Yevgenia Timoshenko, daughter of the Ukrainian ex-prime minister, to be married to the English rock singer Sean Carr, in church, is still questionable.

Hypothesis: Yevgenia Timoshenko is the wife of Sean Carr.


Premise: La Paz department police authorities have disclosed that investigations into the murder of two young U.S. Citizens are being conducted by a specialized group (not further identified) summoned specially to clarify this crime.

Hypothesis: Two young U.S. Citizens were murdered in Bolivia.


Premise: Germany will pay more into the EU coffers than Britain had originally proposed - but still less than it had been prepared to pay at the last summit six months ago.

Hypothesis: Germany will pay more into the EU coffers than Britain.


Premise: Tokyo's High Court has rejected an appeal for compensation by 10 Chinese survivors of Japanese germ warfare experiments during World War II.

Hypothesis: Tokyo's High Court approves an appeal for compensation by 10 Chinese survivors.


Premise: Marshall, 54, and Warren, 68, discovered the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and uncovered its role in causing ulcers and stomach inflammation.

Hypothesis: Helicobacter pylori causes ulcers.


Premise: As he headed to his Camp David retreat for the weekend, relief for Mr. Bush that Karl Rove, his chief strategist, had not been indicted was tempered by the prospect of further torment from the continuing inquiry and likely trial of Lewis "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff to Dick Cheney, vice-president.

Hypothesis: Karl Rove works as chief strategist for Mr. Bush.


Premise: Owen left Real Madrid after Newcastle outbid Liverpool to clinch a 17m pounds deal, but Benitez has hinted the striker may yet make a permanent return to Anfield.

Hypothesis: Owen was bought by Liverpool.


Premise: Since hurricane Katrina hit, acting New Jersey Gov. Richard Codey has met with state police and other agencies to review their terrorism plans.

Hypothesis: Richard Codey is attacked by Katrina.


Premise: I've seen the evolution from hoodlums to families, said LeGros, 72, who has owned the drive-in with his wife, Dorothy, for 25 years.

Hypothesis: LeGros is related to Dorothy.


Premise: The mounting debt exasperated U.N. Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar as the world body embarked on new, costly peacekeeping ventures.

Hypothesis: Javier Perez de Cuellar is employed by the U.N.


Premise: Defence Minister Robert Hill says a decision would need to be made by February next year, if Australian troops are to extend their stay in southern Iraq.

Hypothesis: Australian troops extend their stay in southern Iraq.


Premise: Only a few days ago, ARENA assassins tried to kill the president of the Mortgage Bank, Mr. Mason, for not following their orders.

Hypothesis: Mason leads ARENA assassins.


Premise: Sirius Corporation, the UK's leading Linux and open source consultancy, installed the new network of 28 workstations that are connected to a high-powered server, running the LTSP Linux terminal server.

Hypothesis: Sirius Corporation is the developer of Linux.


Premise: The sources, speaking days before Scheuer's interview appeared July 4 in the Italian daily La Repubblica, said those actions were routine in such cases, known as "renditions" -- transfers of subjects from one country to another.

Hypothesis: La Repubblica publishes in Italy.


Premise: Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, Power Mac, iTunes and iPod are trademarks of Apple.

Hypothesis: ITunes is a product by Apple.


Premise: The government of El Salvador strongly condemns the terrorist attacks carried out with explosives, today, against the Salvadoran Workers National Union Federation, in which several persons were wounded and others died.

Hypothesis: Several persons were injured by explosives.


Premise: Secretary-General Kofi Annan's detractors may wish for him to take up wedding planning and ditch the peacekeeping.

Hypothesis: Secretary-General Kofi Annan takes up wedding planning.


Premise: The Calm & the Storm is the brainchild of Dave McCool, who got rich when Northern Telecom bought his communications start-up Aptis Communications.

Hypothesis: Aptis Communications is owned by Northern Telecom.


Premise: The US state of Kansas has ruled that science classes in public schools should include the teaching of intelligent design and the doubts it casts on Darwinian evolution.

Hypothesis: Intelligent design casts doubts on Darwinian evolution.


Premise: Singapore is one of Australia's strongest allies in Asia and Australian Prime Minister John Howard has rejected calls for trade and military boycotts over the execution, which is scheduled for Friday.

Hypothesis: Australia is going to boycott Singapore.


Premise: Profits at oil giant Shell have surged as the recent rise in oil prices more than offset the cost of US hurricanes.

Hypothesis: Shell profits drop due to the recent rise in oil prices.


Premise: For the second time, unidentified terrorists dynamited the oil pipeline between Huila department and Barrancabermeja.

Hypothesis: Terrorists attacked an oil pipeline.


Premise: The chaotic situation unleashed in Bogota last night with the assassination of justice Carlos Valencia began on July 28th in Medellin, when motorized paid assassins murdered third public order judge Maria Elena Diaz.

Hypothesis: Assassins murdered Maria Elena Diaz.


Premise: General Miguel Maza Marquez, chief of the Colombian administrative department of security (DAS), today confirmed foreign participation in the assassination of Luis Carlos Galan, senator and liberal party presidential candidate, on the 18th of August in Bogota.

Hypothesis: Luis Carlos Galan was murdered in Bogota.


Premise: Opposition Leader Peter Debnam released a reference the Premier wrote in 1999 as a junior minister for Mamadou Ndaw in his bid to be granted residency.

Hypothesis: Peter Debnam was elected Premier.


Premise: Bombing suspect Muktar Said-Ibrahim got on the No. 26 bus at 12:53 last Thursday in the bank area of downtown London, carrying a grey and black backpack. He sat toward the back of the bus with the pack next to him and tried to set off a bomb near Hackney Street.

Hypothesis: Muktar Said-Ibrahim used the No. 26 bus.


Premise: They have decided to invest that in the U.S. rather than overseas, said Richard Withagen, an analyst at Delta Lloyd Securities in Amsterdam who recommends investors sell their Danone shares.

Hypothesis: Richard Withagen is employed by Delta Lloyd Securities.


Premise: The defense has portrayed the Lorenzo brothers (both charged with money laundering) as legitimate businessmen who made it big adopting a gangster persona and starting Murder Inc. with Def Jam, a subsidiary of Universal Music.

Hypothesis: The Lorenzo brothers are founders of Murder Inc.


Premise: Five Iraqi policemen have been killed and at least three others wounded in an insurgent attack on a checkpoint, police say.

Hypothesis: Five Iraqi policemen have attacked a checkpoint.


Premise: The reconsecration tomorrow in Dresden of the Frauenkirche will be a very special moment for Hans and Erna Keller.

Hypothesis: Hans and Erna Keller live in Dresden.


Premise: Arensberg and a group of nine other professors directed by Ofer Bar-Yosef of Harvard University and Bernard Vandermeersch of the University of Bordeaux in France have studied the findings at Kebara for the past six years.

Hypothesis: Arensberg lectures at the University of Bordeaux in France.


Premise: Scientists have discovered that drinking tea protects against heart disease by improving the function of the artery walls.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: Most notably, the Women's Health Initiative recently found that postmenopausal women taking estrogen with progestin have an increased risk of breast cancer as well as heart attack, stroke, and blood clots.

Hypothesis: Estrogen is used by postmenopausal women.


Premise: Although panic disorders and agoraphobia are widespread in the general population, almost half of those afflicted with these problems do not receive treatment for them.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: Restricted items are those items that are not acceptable for purchase using government appropriated funds. Some examples of items that the General Accounting Office (GAO) considers "restricted" include: food, live entertainment, and personal gifts including plaques.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: Folk art embodies different parts of the nation's indigenous culture, minority languages, and philosophy.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: Since August 1999 an increase of the seismic activity has marked the beginning of a seismic sequence which lasted until November 1999, even if smaller earthquakes were recorded until January 2000.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in seismic activity.


Premise: During the report period, there were no significant changes in seismicity or ground deformation.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in seismic activity


Premise: Hundreds of divers and treasure hunters, including the Duke of Argyll, have risked their lives in the dangerous waters of the Isle of Mull trying to discover the reputed 30,000,000 pounds in Gold carried by this vessel--the target of the most enduring treasure hunt in British history.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: This industrial spills problem has persisted for years and it is about time that government took decisive action, says Paul Muldoon, Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to reduce pollution.


Premise: Canadian Nation Defense has been using virtual reality to train pilots and ground soldiers.

Hypothesis: Soldiers have been trained using virtual reality.


Premise: A shark encounter with a human typically consists of a shark leisurely circling and/or slowly swimming past the subject without any aggressive behavior being exhibited.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: Although many herbs have been grown for centuries for medicinal use, do not look to herbal teas to remedy illness or disease.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from illness.


Premise: Tea also contains anti-oxidants that help to reduce the chances of heart disease and cancer.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: Agoraphobia means fear of open spaces and is one of the most common phobias.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: Japan's economy is definitely not booming but there is a sign of recovery as the export is increasing. However, the decrease of motor vehicle export to North America shows caution.

Hypothesis: Cars exported by Japan decreased.


Premise: A great earthquake occurred at 19:50:08 (UTC) on Thursday, September 25, 2003. The magnitude 8.0 event has been located in the Hokkaido, Japan region.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred in Hokkaido, Japan.


Premise: The rusted pipelines have ruptured, spilling 2.5 million barrels of oil over the land and waterways of the Niger Delta.

Hypothesis: An oil pipeline in Siberia was ruptured.


Premise: China and Japan battle over the proposed route of a Russian oil pipeline from Siberia that will determine which nation functions and which does not.


Premise: An explosion at a historic synagogue in Tunisia left 21 dead, including 14 German tourists.

Hypothesis: A European synagogue was the target of an act of terrorism.


Premise: Government subsidies for energy and raw materials held prices at artificially low levels, doing away with incentives to conserve natural resources.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to protect the environment.


Premise: Everest summiter David Hiddleston has passed away in an avalanche of Mt. Tasman.

Hypothesis: A person died in an avalanche.


Premise: As such, the 1964 Texaco-Gulf Concession Agreement with the government of Ecuador established requirements for the protection of workers and the environment.

Hypothesis: A government took measures to protect the environment.


Premise: Bobby Sands, the OC for his wing, was the first to refuse food in the second hunger strike, and he became the first one to die.

Hypothesis: A hunger strike was attempted.


Premise: In the US anxiety disorders are relatively widespread, affecting 15-17% of the adult population in any given year.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: An avalanche has struck a popular skiing resort in Austria, killing at least 11 people.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: The most effective way to reduce pollution is to have the government sell its properties to private companies who will safeguard their future value.


Premise: On September 10, 700 tonnes of oil spilled into the Vatyaun and Pim rivers in Russia's Western Siberia due to a local pipeline rupture.


Premise: It is fairly clear that Microsoft is the dominant firm in the market for computer operating systems.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power on computer systems.


Premise: The Explorer has compiled a list of 15 avalanches that have occurred since 1975. All but two were triggered by humans: 10 by ice climbers or snowshoers and three by skiers.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: According to Greenpeace France, the French government blocked debates for the past three years on creation of an Agency of Maritime Control.


Premise: Former dissident John Bok, who has been on a hunger strike since Monday, says he wants to increase pressure on Stanislav Gross to resign as prime minister.

Hypothesis: A hunger strike was attempted.


Premise: In the Italian Alps, four climbers died in an avalanche in the Argentera valley on Sunday afternoon.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: The al-Salam 95 had been waiting to enter the port, following its journey from Jeddah, when the two ships collided.

Hypothesis: People were killed in a collision between ships.


Premise: Thanks to this network, an increase in the gas and smoke emanating from Soufriere and the appearance of a significant acid phase have been observed since early 1998.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in volcanic and seismic activity.


Premise: Latvia reestablished its independence in 1991 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. Although the last Russian troops left in 1994, the status of the Russian minority (some 30% of the population) remains of concern to Moscow.

Hypothesis: Russian troops withdrew from Latvia.


Premise: Startled East Coast residents from North Carolina to Maryland were shaken Tuesday by an earthquake that registered a preliminary magnitude of 4.5.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred on the east coast of Hokkaido.


Premise: In addition, the Nigerian government has now committed to ending the process of gas flaring from oil production by 2008. The continued process of gas flaring has not only meant that a potential energy source -- and source of revenue -- has gone up in smoke, but it is also a major contributor to air pollution and acid rain.

Hypothesis: A government took measures to reduce pollution.


Premise: Antipsychotics drugs are mainly used for the control of severe psychotic states such as schizophrenia and mania.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: Weak fumarolic activity was observed, and no volcanic activity was visible on satellite imagery during the report week.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in volcanic activity


Premise: A collision Thursday morning between a Chinese ship and a South Korean vessel off the North China coast near Lushun has claimed one life, officials said Thursday.

Hypothesis: A person was killed in a collision between ships.


Premise: Microsoft maintains their very successful operating system monopoly through the use of proprietary specifications as well as aggressive marketing.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Miller has redefined alpine skiing with his aggressive style, the likes of which hasn't been seen since Alberto Tomba first began to dominate slalom and giant slalom in the late eighties and throughout the early nineties, on route to 50 World Cup wins in those two disciplines.

Hypothesis: Alberto Tomba won a ski race.


Premise: Virtual reality has many applications. Today the military uses this technology in simulations. Soldiers are trained to fly airplanes, drive tanks and fight wars without having to physically be in danger.

Hypothesis: Soldiers are trained using virtual reality.


Premise: Due to Beijing's long history as an agrarian society, a rich and vibrant cultural heritage has been preserved. One part of this culture is the indigenous folk art and traditional handicrafts.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: On July 12, 1993, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred off the west coast of Hokkaido and the small offshore island of Okushiri in the Sea of Japan.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred on the east coast of Hokkaido in 1994.


Premise: Latvia grudgingly agreed to let Russia keep the Skrunda radar; the Russians switched it off in 1998, then had 18 months to dismantle it.

Hypothesis: Russian troops withdrew from Latvia.


Premise: On December 6, as a result of a collision between two ships in Halifax harbour, a cargo of ammunition exploded and 1,630 people lost their lives in the ensuing holocaust, thousands more being injured.


Premise: The goal of preserving indigenous culture can hardly be achieved by a handful of researchers and curators at museums of ethnology and folk culture.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric illness that affects 1% of people worldwide. Drugs used to combat the condition are less than satisfactory: developed through trial and error, many patients react badly to them and there is a growing body of evidence that they have a range of side-effects, including diabetes.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: The switch is part of a trend which Deloitte Research reckons will result in 2m of the 13m jobs in financial services in developed economies moving to India by 2008.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: This model allows for different levels of training to be offered to the various skill levels of soldiers that will be operating and maintaining a particular system.


Premise: Generally the coffee or tea drinker feels worse in just a few short minutes after finishing the drink.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from illness.


Premise: An 11-year-old Sanford boy was bitten on the foot by a shark.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: In the early 20th century, agoraphobia, or the fear of public spaces, saw a transformation in its demographic composition. The disease's early history can be characterized as a predominantly male disorder where the majority of patients diagnosed with the disease were white, middle-class men.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: The most common form of estrogen given to postmenopausal women is conjugated estrogen, which is made from the urine of pregnant mares, and the most popular brand of conjugated estrogen is Premarin.

Hypothesis: Estrogen is used by postmenopausal women.


Premise: These folk art traditions have been preserved for hundreds of years.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: If this can be confirmed, it may be possible to develop substances that could combat schizophrenia by neutralizing the schizophrenia antibodies.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: That department, a co-manager of shipwrecks with the other two, has also attempted to address its shipwreck responsibilities since the early '70s.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: Green tea consumption is associated with decreased risk of breast, pancreatic, colon, oesophageal, and lung cancers in humans.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: On August 15, IDFA submitted its comments regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) latest draft of specifications (known as "Dairy 6") for government purchases of salted butter, cheddar cheese (blocks), American-style cheese (barrels) and nonfat dry milk.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: The flagship "Atocha" and eight other ships loaded with treasures went down, together with the crews of 550.


Premise: The United States has threatened to end U.N. peacekeeping in Bosnia unless American personnel are given immunity from prosecution by the new international war-crimes tribunal.

Hypothesis: U.N. peacekeeping forces withdrew from Bosnia.


Premise: Each year the federal government purchases a large volume of food and commodities for its domestic, international, and military programs.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: If destruction of the rainforest continues, global warming will continue to take place.

Hypothesis: Destruction of the rainforest affects the world's weather.


Premise: Aki Kaurismaki was born in Orimattila, Finland, on 4th April, 1957. After studying film, he wrote, produced and directed Saimaailmio (1981) in Finland.

Hypothesis: Aki Kaurismaki directed a film.


Premise: Specifically, the October 4, 1994 earthquake (as the October 12, 1963 earthquake) ocurred at the Pacific side boundary of the Kuril arc (the South Kuril Islands) of the Okhotsk plate.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred in 1994.


Premise: While they did not find any association between cancer rates and consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea, people who regularly drank two or more cups per day of decaffeinated coffee had about half the incidence of rectal cancer as those who never drank decaf.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: Even today, within the deepest recesses of our mind, lies a primordial fear that will not allow us to enter the sea without thinking about the possibility of being attacked by a shark.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: The Government's new policies give more weight to reducing the adverse impact of trunk roads on the environment, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants from trunk road traffic.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to reduce pollution.


Premise: The head of the US Democratic Party has lambasted Mankiw, and suggested that he be outsourced to India.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: At the recent 13th Annual Medicine Meets Virtual Reality Conference in Long Beach, Calif., researchers discussed the development of new technologies using virtual reality to treat soldiers returning from Iraq with posttraumatic stress disorder and to provide those being deployed with stress inoculation training.


Premise: Since December 10th, six people have lost their lives in avalanches.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: The nightmare of human disaster in Rwanda in 1994, after UN Peacekeeping Forces withdrew, shocked us into questioning the whole concept of peacekeeping.

Hypothesis: UN peacekeeping forces withdrew from Bosnia.


Premise: When an earthquake rumbled off the coast of Hokkaido in Japan in July of 1993, the resulting tsunami hit just three to five minutes later, killing 202 people who were trying to flee for higher ground.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred on the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.


Premise: Microsoft is, undeniably, a company with monopoly power.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Antiemetic drugs are drugs used to combat nausea and vomiting.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: A head-on collision between a Dhaka bound bus and a motorcycle left three people dead at Gangabardi area on the Faridpur-Khulna Highway on September 26.


Premise: The earthquake was felt throughout northern Japan, including Hokkaido's largest city, Sapporo, and Kushiro, on the island's eastern shore, but no reports of serious damage have been received.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred in Hokkaido.


Premise: This stimulates the interest of Russian oil companies to the construction of an oil pipeline from Western Siberia to the Pacific Ocean.

Hypothesis: An oil pipeline in Siberia was ruptured.


Premise: The government thereby perpetuates our continued dependence on fuels that are environmentally and economically unsustainable.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to protect the environment.


Premise: A study of more than 90,000 Japanese found that people who drank coffee daily or nearly every day had half the liver cancer risk of those who never drank coffee. The protective effect occurred in people who drank one to two cups a day and increased at three to four cups.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: The recent collision between a Super Ferry and a smaller ship that killed at least 38 people has once again put the spotlight on the Philippine Coast Guard.


Premise: Drinking four or five cups of green tea a day can help protect against cancer and heart disease, aid in weight loss, ease arthritis and chronic pain and even help prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: Of the over 400 different species of sharks found in the world's oceans, only about 30 have been reported to ever attack a human.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: Mansfield attempted to list every vessel that ever sailed the Lakes before 1899, as well as every shipwreck.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: When it was revealed that under her government, irregular special forces, possibly including the Hezbollah, were illegally financed to fight the PKK, Ciller reacted by saying she had done no wrong and would do the same again.

Hypothesis: A French political party was illegally financed.


Premise: In a stunning setback for Bill Gates' software empire, the judge in the Microsoft antitrust trial ruled yesterday that the software giant is a monopoly that wielded its power to stifle competition.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Japan and Russia reportedly have agreed to study the possibility of constructing an oil pipeline connecting Angarsk in eastern Siberia to Russia's Pacific Coast port of Nakhodka.


Premise: Zotov said that Russia would agree to the complete withdrawal of its troops from Latvia by August 31, 1994 if Latvia allowed Russia to use the Skrunda radar for the next four years and dismantle it within the following 18 months.

Hypothesis: Russian troops withdrew from Latvia.


Premise: To protect Tibet's ecological environment, the government exercises a "felling by quota" policy, and strictly controls the scale of tree-felling in forests.


Premise: The CFAP purchases food stamp coupons from the federal government and distributes them to eligible recipients.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: One of the main treatments used to combat the symptoms of mental illness is medication in various forms.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: The ROE printed here were issued by General Jean Cot, then commander of U.N. forces, and were intended to establish the conditions under which the forces could use their weapons as they carry out the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.


Premise: When replacing a single tooth, an implant has an advantage over fixed bridgework in that healthy teeth adjacent to the missing tooth do not have to be prepped (drilled down).

Hypothesis: Tooth implants have advantages.


Premise: Did the media pounce upon the religion of Jurgen Schneider, the developer who went bankrupt and fled Germany owing billions of DMs to Deutsche Bank and others, as the cause of his downfall?

Hypothesis: Jurgen Schneider went bankrupt.


Premise: Italy's Alberto Tomba pulled out of the 2nd race.

Hypothesis: Alberto Tomba won a ski race.


Premise: Exports of cars, which used to be the main product, had by then decreased to 250 million euro.

Hypothesis: Cars exported by Japan decreased.


Premise: According to the "Current Production Statistics Survey" of METI, the index of industrial production of Japan in 2002 decreased 1.4% from the previous year to 91.9.

Hypothesis: Cars exported by Japan decreased.


Premise: An earthquake has hit the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan, with a magnitude of 7.0 Mw.


Premise: The Longuet and Leotard Affairs (1996) concern both personal privileges for, and illegal financing of, the Republican Party leaders.


Premise: To prevent avalanche accidents and help people make good decisions in avalanche terrain, the Canadian Avalanche Centre (CAC), avalanche professionals and many volunteers in over 30 Canadian communities, share their expertise to help people keep safe in the mountains during Avalanche Awareness Days presented by Canadian Pacific Railway.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: With agoraphobia there is widespread avoidance and restriction of activities and places.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: However, while admitting these positive factors, it is also true that the British historians distorted Indian history on some most essential points.

Hypothesis: Indian history was rewritten.


Premise: Virtual reality is used to train surgeons, pilots, astronauts, police officers, first-responders, and soldiers.


Premise: Since they are permanently, surgically anchored in the jawbone, implants offer impressive advantages over other tooth replacement options.

Hypothesis: Tooth implants have advantages.


Premise: The fact that so many children travel a long distance to school had also resulted in a sharp increase in agoraphobia, a fear of open spaces.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: Volcanic earthquakes that normally occurred less than five times per day, occurred 81 times on the 15th of November.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in volcanic activity.


Premise: Some environmentalists also argue that Genetic Modification foods will not alleviate hunger at all.

Hypothesis: Genetic Modification technology provides a solution to hunger.


Premise: The collision had taken place in a spot on Andrea Doria that had much passenger accommodation. About fifty people were killed in the collision.

Hypothesis: People were killed in a collision between ships.


Premise: On the other hand, export of passenger cars itself will fall mainly because of slowing in the US economy and increased local production by Japanese companies notably in Europe.

Hypothesis: Cars exported by Japan decreased.


Premise: Typically, hardware components located in a shelter are best trained using a virtual environment training system whereas conceptual information is best delivered using more traditional two dimensional training techniques.


Premise: For the first time, Congress took measures to reduce airborne toxins, acid rain and the depletion of the ozone layer.


Premise: At least 50 animals died in a late December avalanche.

Hypothesis: Humans died in an avalanche.


Premise: Twenty-five-year-old Abdullah Yahia and three other members of the GIA brandished their AK-47 automatic weapons and demanded cooperation from the passengers and flight crew.

Hypothesis: The GIA hijacked an Air France Airbus.


Premise: Never before had ski racing, a sport dominated by monosyllabic mountain men, seen the likes of Alberto Tomba, the flamboyant Bolognese flatlander who at 21 captured two gold medals at the Calgary Olympics.

Hypothesis: Alberto Tomba won a ski race.


Premise: Exports to Japan decreased by 24 per cent while imports from Japan increased by 4 per cent.

Hypothesis: Cars exported by Japan decreased.


Premise: The GIA has, however, proven remarkably successful in carrying out high-visibility attacks. Most notable of these was the December 24, 1995 hijacking of an Air France Airbus 300 while is was on the tarmac at the Algiers airport.

Hypothesis: The GIA hijacked an Air France Airbus.


Premise: A government decision to allow the UK industry to dramatically increase its emissions of CO2, the main greenhouse gas, spells disaster for both business and the environment.


Premise: Agoraphobia is a prevalent disorder afflicting approximately 1 person in 20 in the general population.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: The rival American group is also involved in salvaging operations on the wreck of the USS Charleston an American warship, which sank in 1899.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: The government took a stand to protect economic interests that it perceived to be in conflict with environmental interests.


Premise: The European Union (EU) remained a key partner in the war on terrorism and has moved to strengthen Community legal and administrative capacity, and that of EU member states, to combat terrorism.

Hypothesis: A European synagogue was the target of an act of terrorism or vandalism.


Premise: Every year, roughly a hundred people die in avalanche accidents in the European Alps and many more are injured or badly frightened.

Hypothesis: Humans die in avalanches.


Premise: The main finding of our study was that postmenopausal women who used estrogen replacement therapy for 10 or more years were at significantly higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than women who never used hormone replacement therapy.

Hypothesis: Estrogen was used by postmenopausal women


Premise: That inevitably led the central government to enact the Basic Law for Pollution Control in 1967, along with several other pollution-control laws.


Premise: But the government has rarely stopped companies from dumping toxic wastes in its lakes and streams, and clear-cutting or strip-mining its lands.


Premise: Tampa-based Odyssey Marine Exploration, which was poised this spring to start archaeological and treasure recovery work on what it believes to be the more than 300-year-old shipwreck, has put the project on hold after last-minute objections from Andalusia.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: Aki Kaurismaki's 'Juha', from Finland, screens at the San Francisco International Film Festival.

Hypothesis: Aki Kaurismaki directed a film.


Premise: Explosions hit the London-based HSBC bank and the British consulate. The blasts came days after the city was hit by two synagogue bombings.

Hypothesis: A European synagogue was the target of an act of terrorism.


Premise: Chirac himself has been undermined by a continuing scandal over the organized bribery that financed all of France's important political parties.


Premise: The shrinking cost of using virtual reality for training is another boon.

Hypothesis: Soldiers are trained using virtual reality.


Premise: Because Microsoft's near-monopoly status itself magnifies security risk, it is essential that society become less dependent on a single operating system from a single vendor if our critical infrastructure is not to be disrupted in a single blow.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Then, as society grew more complex and so the services available, societies outsourced or bought services from neighboring societies and finally as communication grew, from far off societies.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: Microsoft denies that it holds a monopoly.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Simply put, our indigenous cultures and arts are vanishing fast and the cultural diversity here is greatly threatened.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: The military has used Virtual Reality to train soldiers since the late seventies.

Hypothesis: Soldiers have been trained using virtual reality.


Premise: In 1994 RMS Titanic, Inc. was awarded ownership and salvaging rights of the wreck, even though RMS Titanic Inc. and other salvaging expeditions have been criticized for taking items from the wreck.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: The system of government purchases of food under the U.N. Oil-for-Food Program was alleged to have many abuses.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: In California, one hundred twenty Central Americans, due to be deported, began a hunger strike when their deportation was delayed.

Hypothesis: A hunger strike was attempted.


Premise: These neuroleptics or anti-psychotic drugs are highly effective in dealing with the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: Genetic Engineering will end world hunger.

Hypothesis: Genetic technology provides a solution to hunger.


Premise: With the exception of several hundred military specialists at Skrunda, all active-duty Russian troops were withdrawn from Latvia by August 31, 1994.

Hypothesis: Russian troops withdrew from Latvia.


Premise: A rupture was discovered in the 5.9-inch diameter Musyurshor-Sandivay oil pipeline in the Yamal-Nenets autonomous area in eastern Siberia only two months after it happened.


Premise: In British service centres 80% of the workforce is female and many are part-time, but in India it is split 50:50 male and female.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: Yet there is no evidence that he ever attempted to salvage the Captain Lawrence in the years after the wreck.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: Mithila region in southern Nepal is the treasure house of folk culture as shown in its original language and literature as well as indigenous folk art drawn which is passed down from mother to daughter.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: An earthquake has hit the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan, with a magnitude of 7.0 Mw.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred on the east coast of Hokkaido, Japan.


Premise: White collar jobs ranging from call centers to software engineers to medical technicians are being "outsourced" to India resulting in comments from the White House and the presidential candidates in the USA.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: The biodiversity of the rainforest is affected.

Hypothesis: Destruction of the rainforest affected the world's weather.


Premise: The average wage gap between men and women varies from 10 to 30% while women in the informal sector earn on average 25% less than men with equal age and education levels.

Hypothesis: The gap in political power between the sexes is very wide.


Premise: Numerous studies have demonstrated significantly lower risks of fatal and nonfatal CHD among postmenopausal women taking estrogen.

Hypothesis: Estrogen is used by postmenopausal women.


Premise: The attack occurred the day after four Algerian GIA members who had hijacked an Air France Airbus were killed by French security forces at the Marseille airport.

Hypothesis: The GIA hijacked an Air France Airbus.


Premise: If anyone tells you that Genetic Modification is going to feed the world, tell them that it is not. To feed the world takes political and financial will - it's not about production and distribution.

Hypothesis: Genetic Modification technology provides a solution to world hunger.


Premise: Until the 1970s, there was also an important gap between the electoral participation of women and men in France.


Premise: A great tragedy occurred on December 6, 1917 as an explosion caused by a collision between two ships claimed over a thousand lives including nine Hailifax firefighters.


Premise: Here's why I say Microsoft holds no monopoly: monopolies imply exclusivity. More than 80 percent of the world's computers run Microsoft operating systems, mostly Windows 3.x and DOS. But these two operating systems are uniquely interchangeable with competitive offerings.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: TRW began moving IT development work offshore to India four years ago, mostly through attrition and shifting contract work overseas.

Hypothesis: Jobs were outsourced to India.


Premise: These depletions, which take place over a 50-kilometer squared area, are caused by weather patterns in the upper troposphere.

Hypothesis: Depletion of the rainforest affected the world's weather.


Premise: In the 17th century, slave divers were sent by the Spanish to recover precious cargo from their sunken ships.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest or to achieve a goal such as a policy change.

Hypothesis: A hunger strike was attempted.


Premise: Microsoft's strengthening monopoly raises concern in both the United States and Europe regarding the future of digital communications.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly.


Premise: When in 1967 a General Land Office qv field representative officially reported the discovery of a sunken Spanish ship off Padre Island near Port Mansfield, recovery attempts for artifacts from the ship were already in full operation by a private out-of-state salvaging firm; the company, however, did not have a permit to operate within the state.

Hypothesis: Shipwreck salvaging was attempted.


Premise: Two days later, a 28-year-old man died in a shark attack in Avon, North Carolina.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: Ninety eight people were wounded, two of them seriously. Most of them were wounded in the panic that ensued, Egyptian Health Minister Dr. Mohammed Taj al-Din told Egyptian television.


Premise: Drugs used to treat schizophrenia are called neuroleptics.

Hypothesis: Drugs are used to combat schizophrenia.


Premise: In this way, many of the craft traditions are implicated as curiosities of indigenous energy that must be preserved as signs of national identity or as a resource that can be exploited for economic progress.

Hypothesis: Indigenous folk art is preserved.


Premise: Islam has joined a battle for the hearts and minds of Mexico's volatile Tzotzil Indians in Chiapas state, home of Zapatista rebels and a hotbed of sectarian strife between Christians.

Hypothesis: Indians in Chiapas uprise.


Premise: During June 2000, VSI reported an increase in seismicity, especially deep volcanic earthquakes.

Hypothesis: There was an increase in seismic activity.


Premise: One of the more inventive directors on the world movie scenes, Aki Kaurismaki has made his most sheerly appealing film to date in the award-winning "The Man Without a Past."

Hypothesis: Aki Kaurismaki directed a film.


Premise: Green tea may be full of antioxidants but a new study shows that it does not protect people against stomach cancer.

Hypothesis: Tea protects from some diseases.


Premise: Microsoft dominates software markets, not through the exercise of monopoly power or by leveraging its Windows operating system, but only when it has the best products based on independent reviews and evaluations.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: A hunger strike by hundreds of imprisoned asylum seekers against the Australian government escalated today with nine Afghan and Iraqi teenage refugees threatening to commit suicide unless authorities release them by Wednesday evening.

Hypothesis: A hunger strike was attempted.


Premise: A great earthquake occurred at 00:58:50 (UTC), at 6:58 a.m. local time, on Sunday, 26 December 2004. The magnitude 9.0 event was located off the West coast of Northern Sumatra.

Hypothesis: An earthquake occurred on the east coast of Hokkaido.


Premise: In 1983, Aki Kaurismaki directed his own first full-length feature.

Hypothesis: Aki Kaurismaki directed a film.


Premise: Look at how humans have affected the world's weather and how it in turn has affected humans.


Premise: Simulation using virtual reality (VR) is becoming an effective tool for the Army in training soldiers to do their required tasks.


Premise: The ruptured pipeline is the third largest oil spill in history.

Hypothesis: An oil pipeline in Siberia was ruptured.


Premise: But, as the GIA's hijack of the Air France Airbus A300 on Christmas Eve 1994 demonstrates, the Islamic terrorist groups are also prepared to take their terrorist war to France itself.

Hypothesis: The GIA hijacked an Air France Airbus.


Premise: Firearms that are classified as either restricted or non-restricted may be exported to the US.

Hypothesis: U.S. industry is exported.


Premise: The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other animal attacks, natural disasters, and ocean-side dangers.

Hypothesis: A shark attacked a human being.


Premise: In spite of that, the government's "economic development first" priority did not initially recognize the need for preventive measures to halt pollution, which might have slowed economic growth.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to reduce pollution.


Premise: The conventional therapy is counseling or medication, but now there is a new tool, one that puts the soldiers through the trauma again, only this time in virtual reality.


Premise: In 2004 the total of goods and services exported out of Washington was $33.8 billion, down slightly from $34.2 billion in 2003.

Hypothesis: U.S. industry is exported.


Premise: The Government of Canada is advancing pollution prevention by strengthening legislation and regulations, integrating the pollution prevention approach into current programs, designing guidelines and codes of practice for industrial operations, working in partnership with the private sector and other orders of government and communities, supporting non-regulatory initiatives, and participating in developing and implementing international agreements.


Premise: The focus is on the attempts of Bruno Manser to bring this destruction to the attention of the western world.


Premise: The armed forces use virtual reality to simulate war games that train soldiers in wartime manoeuvres to improve their skills and battle techniques.


Premise: Integration in this case means that government agencies should assess the range of environmental problems of concern and then target protective efforts at the problems that seem to be the most serious.

Hypothesis: The government took measures to protect the environment.


Premise: Microsoft's monopoly in operating system software is leading to a dangerous concentration of power over electronic commerce.

Hypothesis: Microsoft holds a monopoly power.


Premise: Concerned about the impact of federal regulations on the prices of food and commodities that the federal government purchases, you requested that we provide details about federal agencies' purchases of food and/or agricultural commodities from fiscal year 1997 through fiscal year 1999.

Hypothesis: A government purchases food.


Premise: Jurgen Schneider, the German property magnate convicted of fraud by a Frankfurt court on Tuesday, said it was not greed but good intentions that motivated him to cheat banks out of billions of marks.

Hypothesis: Jurgen Schneider went bankrupt.


Premise: Rainforests have a direct impact on their local weather conditions.


Premise: The rewriting of the history of ancient India has been opposed by some historians who think that the move initiated by the Government must have been at the instance of those who want to serve the cause of Hindutva.

Hypothesis: Indian history is rewritten.


Premise: By developing and enhancing its nuclear energy options, France has been able to adhere to the goals stated in the Environment Ministry's mission: monitor the environment, protect nature, prevent, reduce, or totally eliminate pollution and other nuisances, and enhance the quality of life.


Premise: When accidents, injury, or disease cause the loss of one or more teeth, dental implants as a replacement option offer several advantages compared to bridges or dentures.

Hypothesis: Tooth implants have advantages.


Premise: The UMC have created a high-tech virtual training simulator known as "the meat machine" in which UMC soldiers are trained how to fight.


Premise: The Chinese government has adopted various measures to curb environmental pollution, with the ratio of environmental protection funds in the GDP rising from 0.72 percent in the 1980s to one percent both in 1999 and 2000, which was higher than the UN standard of 0.8 percent for developing countries and close to that for developed countries.


Premise: He pointed to extra measures the government took yesterday to reduce pollution from sewage works.

Hypothesis: The governmnet took measures to reduce pollution.


Premise: When Aki Kaurismaki stood up at the awards ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 26 he joined the honourable fraternity of earlier winners of the Grand Prix du Jury.

Hypothesis: Aki Kaurismaki directed a film.


Premise: And the vast destruction of the rainforest in this century, along with the rise in fossil fuel usage, is a major contributing factor in global warming.


Premise: Persons with agoraphobia frequently also have panic disorder and characteristically become anxious if they even think about being trapped in a situation where it might be difficult to leave.

Hypothesis: Agoraphobia is a widespread disorder.


Premise: Soon after the EZLN had returned to Chiapas, Congress approved a different version of the COCOPA Law, which did not include the autonomy clauses, claiming they were in contradiction with some constitutional rights (private property and secret voting); this was seen as a betrayal by the EZLN and other political groups.

Hypothesis: EZLN is a political group.


Premise: This galaxy was dubbed the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy (as it, and the core of the Milky Way, lie in the constellation Sagittarius), and until recently, it held the record for the nearest galaxy, at about 70,000 light years away.

Hypothesis: The Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way.


Premise: A Chilean expert points out that the 1987 Montreal Protocol has not been effective in arresting the destruction of the ozone layer in the earth's atmosphere, resulting in the unprecedented size of the ozone hole this year, and causing 120,000 people in Chile to be on yellow alert for ultraviolet radiation (meaning a fair-skinned person would get burnt within 10 minutes of being exposed to the sun).

Hypothesis: The ozone layer is in the earth's atmosphere.


Premise: This is good news for Gaelic translators, as the EU will have to churn out official documents in this language, in addition to the 20 other official EU languages.

Hypothesis: There are 21 official EU languages.


Premise: North Korea opened relations with 10 other countries this year: Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Kuwait, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain.

Hypothesis: Spain and Korea started ambassadorial relations this year.


Premise: Emiliano Zapata, hero of the 1910 social revolution, led a "peasant army" based in the Cuautla valley 70 miles south of Mexico City.

Hypothesis: Emiliano Zapata was a military leader.


Premise: The original Ryan NYP, that Charles Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic with, was flown on 175 different flights racking up a grand total of 489 hours of flight time (the Atlantic crossing in 1927 rolled up 33 1/3 hours of flight time).

Hypothesis: Lindbergh began his flight from the Atlantic in 1927.


Premise: But the very first flush toilet was invented by Sir John Harrington in the 16th century for Queen Elizabeth in her palace at Richmond, Surrey.

Hypothesis: The first flush toilet was invented in the 16th century.


Premise: The Channel Tunnel, thirty-two miles in length, stretches from Cheriton, Kent in England to the town of Sangatte in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region of France. It is the second-longest rail tunnel in the world, the longest being the Seikan Tunnel in Japan.

Hypothesis: The Channel Tunnel connects France and Japan.


Premise: Kenneth Branagh talks about his epic, uncut version of 'Hamlet'. Kenneth Branagh has directed several celebrated film adaptations of Shakespeare's plays, but none has reached the heights of his recent 'Hamlet'.

Hypothesis: 'Hamlet' was directed by Kenneth Branagh.


Premise: Aachen is a very historic city (with Roman remains, natural hot springs as well as a world-famous cathedral where all German emperors from 900 a.c. to about 1500 a.c. have been crowned) at the Western edge of Germany, located about 5 kilometres from the Netherlands and Belgium.

Hypothesis: Aachen is located in the Netherlands.


Premise: Giulio Andreotti, Italy's foremost elder statesman, has survived many political crises during his controversial career.

Hypothesis: Giulio Andreotti is Italy's foremost elder statesman.


Premise: Labour Minister Roberto Maroni denounced what he called an "ideological" protest but former European Commission chief Romano Prodi who is leading the opposition to Berlusconi, said: "Today's general strike is a protest at the disastrous economic and financial policies of the Italian government".

Hypothesis: Romano Prodi is the leader of the opposition to Berlusconi.


Premise: The coalition drafted the principles below - originally dubbed the Valdez principles - to guide businesses on their individual path to environmental sustainability.

Hypothesis: The Valdez Principles are principles which guide businesses on their individual path to environmental sustainability.


Premise: Famous for its wineries and hectic nightlife, Limassol is also the main port-town of Cyprus. Nicosia, or Lefkosia in Greek, is the capital of Cyprus.

Hypothesis: Limassol is the capital of Cyprus.


Premise: The world will never forget the epic flight of Charles Lindbergh across the Atlantic from New York to Paris in May 1927, a feat still regarded as one of the greatest in aviation history.

Hypothesis: Lindbergh began his flight from Paris in 1927.


Premise: Learn to speak like a native in 35 countries throughout Europe, North America, Latin America, South Africa, Japan, North Korea, New Zealand, Australia, Scandinavia, North Korea, and the Caribbean.

Hypothesis: North Korea borders on Scandinavia.


Premise: Five apricots contain around the same number of calories as one apple, but they have much more protein, calcium, iron, vitamin K, zinc, vitamin A, and folic acid.

Hypothesis: Apricots contain vitamin C.


Premise: Watching Mosaic from the Bay Area, Silicon Graphics CEO Jim Clark, a veteran of the UNIX standards wars, understood how much money could be won if a company could take control of the standards of this new Internet tool.

Hypothesis: Silicon Graphics created the internet browser Mosaic.


Premise: Vicente Fox is scheduled to meet with Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush, tomorrow.

Hypothesis: Vicente Fox is the Republican presidential nominee.


Premise: The European Commission through its President Mr. Romano Prodi was among the first to welcome this step and to express support for the interim government's efforts to lead the country on the path to development and democracy.

Hypothesis: Romano Prodi is the President of the European Commission.


Premise: The process was one of mutual consent between Russia and the West, according to Andrei Kozyrev, who was the Soviet foreign minister at the time of the failed coup by Communist hardliners and the creation of a democratic government.

Hypothesis: Andrei Kozyrev was the Soviet foreign minister.


Premise: It is totally idiotic to call Christo and Jeanne-Claude the "wrapping artists." So many works were not wrapping, for instance the Iron Curtain by Christo, 1962.

Hypothesis: The Iron Curtain was wrapped by Christo.


Premise: There are approximately 3.7 million European Citizens with intellectual disability.

Hypothesis: There are approximately 3.7 million European Citizens.


Premise: The WEU has its origins in the Brussels Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence of 1948, signed by Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

Hypothesis: The WEU is the Brussels Treaty of Economic, Social and Cultural Collaboration and Collective Self-Defence.


Hypothesis: Lindbergh began his flight from New York in 1927.


Premise: Fox's landmark animated television series 'The Simpsons' first appeared as 30-second spots on 'The Tracey Ullman Show' and has run as a primetime sitcom since 1989.

Hypothesis: 'The Simpsons' first appeared on television in 1989.


Premise: Since Concorde's first flight in 1969, it was recognized as the safest airplane in the history of aviation. And in spite of this dramatic crash on July 25, it still remains the safest way to fly.

Hypothesis: Concorde's first crash was in 1969.


Premise: The Cuban missile crisis began on April 17th, 1961, with the "Bay of Pigs" invasion, which was sponsored by the John F. Kennedy Administration.

Hypothesis: The Bay of Pigs invasion took place on April 17th, 1961.


Premise: Amelia, Emerson, their son Ramses and daughter-in-law Nefret and their entourage of family retainers, dependents and cats, arrive in Cairo in 1916 (having dodged the U-boats on the way) en route to Luxor to begin a new excavation.

Hypothesis: Nefret was married to Emerson.


Premise: The German Question, so it was said, was open as long as the Brandenburg Gate was closed.

Hypothesis: The Brandenburg Gate is in Germany.


Premise: Just two days before the crash of July 25, 2000, cracks were found in the wings of eleven of the 14 jets that make up the Concorde fleet.

Hypothesis: The Concorde's first crash was in 2000.


Premise: The birthplace of the Olympic games, Greece, has been struggling for more than a decade to secure the games. It was a great disappointment to the Greeks and many Europeans that the Coca Cola company used its considerable influence to have the games in Atlanta in 1996 on the 100th anniversary.

Hypothesis: The Olympic Games took place in Atlanta in 1996.