11.   NATO officials say that the expanded alliance will not threaten Russia, but the Russian leadership remains skeptical.

12.   The same leadership remains under pressure from the West to hand over other politicians who have been indicted by the tribunal but faces opposition from Kostunica and hard-liners.

13.   The same leadership remains under pressure from the West to hand over other politicians who have been indicted by the tribunal but faces opposition from hard-liners.

14.   They waited hours under burning sun, but the rebel leadership remained elusive and uncommunicative, as it has been for the last year.

15.   It failed to garner the one million signatures the far right had hoped for but the Freedom Party leadership remained upbeat.

16.   Afghan Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni warned, however, that although al-Qaeda suffered damage in the bombing raids, its leadership remained intact.

17.   Afghan Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni warned that although al-Qaeda suffered damage in the bombing raids, its leadership remained in place.

18.   Afghan Interior Minister Yunus Qanooni said on Thursday that while the war on terrorism had damaged al-Qaeda, its leadership remained in place.

19.   But the right-wing Israeli leadership remained defiant.

20.   The Bosnian Serb military leadership remained defiant Tuesday, making no promises to resume contacts with NATO, despite a high level meeting with a top IFOR commander.