51.   Palestinian officials on Tuesday demanded that Syrian President Hafez Assad fire Tlass.

52.   Over the past month, officials have demanded that the residents leave to make way for a moving walkway they plan to erect through the underpass.

53.   Pakistani officials at the border said Taliban officials had demanded that anyone be able to drive or walk through without documents.

54.   Philippine officials demanded Friday the early release of an army general and three other military and police officers held captive by communist rebels.

55.   Philippine officials demanded that China stop the buildup and dismantle all structures on the reef.

56.   Philippine officials demanded that China stop the buildup and dismantle all structures.

57.   A Czech steel factory dumped cyanide into a river that crosses into Poland, and Polish officials have demanded to know why the Czech Republic failed to alert them.

58.   A senior Bosnian government official Tuesday demanded U.N. troops secure a vital road into Sarajevo or clear out of Bosnia.

59.   A U.S. trade official demanded Monday that South Korea revamp its tax system that Washington says discriminates against imported cars, Seoul government officials said.

60.   A senior PLO official demanded that Israel remove the settlers by force.