51.   However, Guner told reporters Turkey would prefer to negotiate with Russian authorities before resorting to legal proceedings.

52.   A senior official criticised the laboratory for failing to consult the authorities before acting.

53.   Bahr stressed that the group did not seek permission from the Palestinian authority before reorganising the demonstration for Saturday.

54.   At least one major news agency has signed under strong pressure an official document agreeing to submit all items to the authority before published them.

55.   The Nigerian was the only occupant of the car and was held by Serb authorities before being handed over to the UN, according to Coward.

56.   They were stopped by Russian authorities just before the border with Chechnya, in the village of Pervomaiskaia.

57.   It was not immediately clear here if the tribunal had made a decision Wednesday and notified the Serb authorities before the latest prisoner release.

58.   Oric is a controversial figure who was pulled out of Srebrenica by Bosnian authorities before the town fell.

59.   Radio ISV has clashed with the authorities before, criticising them for refusing to lift the curfew despite the end of almost four years of war.

60.   Police arrested the demonstrators outside presidential buildings for failing to register with city authorities before staging the rally.