World IN BRIEF : LEBANON : Waite Marks Fourth Year in Captivity

Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite marks his fourth anniversary in captivity today with the Persian Gulf War apparently freezing efforts to free him and the other Western hostages in Lebanon. A Shiite Muslim source, familiar with the thinking of the hostage-holding factions, said: “You don’t expect anyone to give the British or the Americans a reward by releasing any of the hostages at a time they are attacking an Arab country.” The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Western governments were also preoccupied with the war against Iraq. “No contacts are currently under way on the hostage issue,” the source said.