31.   Also, a looming international ban from the World Cup because of the turmoil, could also have an adverse affect on the players.

32.   Although Japan has agreed to an international ban on whaling, it continues to allow limited whale hunting for research purposes.

33.   An international ban on commercial whaling has been in place for the last two decades.

34.   Another conference will be held in Vienna this fall to consider an international ban.

35.   Archeologists worldwide are pushing for an international ban on maritime treasure hunting proposed by the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

36.   Australian cyclist Jeff Stewart was Tuesday banned from competing in his homeland for two years and also given a six-month international ban for failing a drug test.

37.   Baumann obtained a court order to compete at the German indoor championship in Dortmund despite a two-year international ban for drug use.

38.   Both the United States and South Korea refused to join an international ban on landmines, demanding that Korea be an exception.

39.   But Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee also reiterated his commitment to bringing into force an international ban on nuclear weapons testing.

40.   Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk has long supported an international ban.