41.   But his remarks followed recent attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians both in the Gaza Strip and in Israel itself.

42.   The remarks follow the first week of wrenching testimony at the UN tribunal at The Hague on crimes carried out in four years of war in the former Yugoslavia.

43.   The remarks by Kono followed a nuclear agreement reached earlier this week in Geneva between North Korea and the United States.

44.   The remarks followed a massive security operation in the Tibetan capital ahead of the anniversary.

45.   The remarks followed talks between Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama and President Bill Clinton overnight ahead of the Group of Seven summit in Halifax.

46.   Their remarks followed a series of suicide bomb attacks in Israel.