51.   The president declared three days of national mourning and ordered tight border controls to stop anyone responsible for the blast from leaving the country.

52.   The Taiwanese president had declared after his re-election that he favoured reunification but on condition that China become free, democratic and prosperous.

53.   On Tuesday the president declared a state of emergency, as negotiations with rebel envoys in the South African capital Pretoria on a possible ceasefire went into adjournment.

54.   On Saturday The National Assembly passed a law enabling the president to declare a disaster zone.

55.   The French president declared that new tests were needed to ensure the credibility of the French deterrent.