The 21 hostages, snatched by the Abu Sayyaf from a Malaysian diving resort on Easter Sunday, are 10 Malaysians, three Germans, two French nationals, two South Africans, two Finns, one Lebanese and a Filipina. Philippines government officials initially confirmed the deaths to foreign diplomats, but later the governor of Sulu province, Abdusakur Tan, denied anyone had died. Military officials said at least one government soldier was killed during the fighting between rebels and troops trying to recover the hostages on Jolo. In another hostage drama, Philippine troops recovered 13 children from among a group of 27 hostages held captive for over 40 days by rebels on Basilan island, near Jolo. Defence Secretary Orlando Mercado said the children were found alive after military operations near the town of Lantawan on Basilan, but had no immediate details of any fighting.
Some reports indicate four hostages died in the operation.
He said the move will include all licences for spare parts for equipment previously supplied to Zimbabwe, including Hawk aircraft. Britain wants an end to the illegal occupation of white-owned farms by black supporters of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and is pressing Harare to end political violence and intimidation and stage free and fair legislative elections. The two first-year students, enrolled at the University of Pretoria, were arrested at the Union Buildings at 3am on Wednesday morning attempting to steal the castings. He has also declared that his government wants to seize half of the country's white-owned farmland. The land issue has erupted in the past two months to claim more than a dozen lives in bloodshed.