Span will be 9 meters (30 ft.), length 14 meters (46 ft.) and " weight " 9 metric tons (20,000 lb.), officials say.

EU officials say that getting the green light from the WTO to impose sanctions on the United States does not mean that the retaliatory measures will be imposed immediately

Officials say the men probably travelled to Iraq via Syria but say that there is no proof of an organised recruitment network

As they did so, Pakistani paramilitary soldiers at a checkpoint opened fire into the air and the US troops decided not to continue forward, local Pakistani officials say

It was unclear why the step was being considered now, but officials say they have growing concerns about overcrowding, particularly at Mecca ' s Grand Mosque.

The changes will be carried over the next few weeks in a way that would not affect the production, quality, price or the availability of the products, Tobacna officials say

Officials say they ' ve spent more than $ 1.6 billion on fortifying landslide-prone areas and will spend an additional $ 3.2 billion on water cleanup over the next three years.

In the Mideast, officials say what they really believe in public and tell you what you want to hear in private

Pakistani troops have fired shots into the air to stop US troops crossing into the South Waziristan region of Pakistan, local officials say

Russian officials say three Russian and five Ukrainian engineers taken hostage by insurgents in Iraq have all been released

Asked what they have done to protect the workers, Tobacna officials say the workers can get all the information about redundancy procedures at an info office that opened at the company after Imperial Tobacco made its decision known last January.

The property owned by Tobacna will meanwhile be sold, but the company officials say it is too early to talk about any details

In some cases, industry officials say, companies outside China will add a few finishing touches to the instrument and sell it as if they had produced it