21.   Japanese authorities appealed for calm.

22.   Mexican authorities appealed the ruling, and a different judge issued a new arrest warrant for him.

23.   Taiwan authorities have appealed for calm in settling the dispute.

24.   The local authorities have appealed for help on an urgent basis.

25.   The ruling was put on hold for a year just a day later while Hawaii authorities appeal the ruling.

26.   Yugoslav authorities appealed to indicted war crimes suspects to clear their names before the U.N. tribunal and said the state would provide them with legal assistance after their surrender.

27.   His family said the Coptic authorities appealed for help to Egypt which in turn asked the Palestinian Authority to intervene.

28.   In a statement the authorities appealed for calm and said there should be no reprisals against Liberians living in Ivory Coast.

29.   A lawyer representing South Carolina said he expected federal authorities to appeal the decision.

30.   Albanian authorities appealed to the mission to provide cash and called for for troops to be sent in to help restore order on Tuesday.