101.   Prince Hassan was answering a question about the possibility of taking such action if Israel launches strikes to combat any possible attack by Iraqi forces.

102.   Saudi officials reportedly have expressed reservations about the use of bases on their soil to launch retaliatory strikes against Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida terrorist network.

103.   Russia announced it will no longer tolerate periodic attacks against its troops along the Chechen border, and has launched several strikes against suspected assailants.

104.   Russia, which opposes NATO expansion, is nervous about the prospect of Tajikistan and other Central Asian states allowing U.S. forces to launch strikes from their territory.

105.   Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov said Sunday that he had received assurances from Syria and Israel that they had no plans to launch military strikes against each other.

106.   Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov said Sunday that both Syria and Israel have assured him that they have no plans to launch military strikes against each other.

107.   Sen. John Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat, said NATO should have launched retaliatory strikes on Serb SAM launchers.

108.   Sithole was briefly arrested under hastily passed public order legislation when labor groups launched a national strike to force King Mswati III to legalize political parties.

109.   Six offshore oil platforms have been shut down since the North Sea strike was launched Saturday, and three drilling vessels are also in the process of cease operations.

110.   Six offshore oil platforms have been shut down since the North Sea strike was launched Saturday, and three drilling vessels are also in the process of ceasing operations.