61.   In another sign of growing tension, the Bosnian authorities declared a nationwide alert throughout areas under its control and lengthened the daily curfew by three hours.

62.   In Ardabil province, situated near the Caspian Sea, the authorities declared three days of mourning for the victims of the quake.

63.   Israeli authorities have repeatedly declared that they will pursue and escalate their offensive inside Lebanon as long as Hezbollah continues attacking northern Israel.

64.   Although the authorities declared a state of emergency, they insisted the cloud was under control.

65.   Authorities declared a week of mourning starting Tuesday at the university campus in Mutanga, where battles with sub-machine guns and grenades broke out on Sunday night.

66.   Authorities declared a state of emergency but later insisted the cloud had dispersed and said the situation was under control.

67.   Authorities have since declared an emergency in the region, ordering police to shoot tribal guerrillas on sight.

68.   Authorities declared a dusk to dawn curfew Wednesday in the quake-stricken city of Pereira to prevent looting.

69.   Venezuelan authorities on Monday declared Zulia province an epidemic zone following a rapid expansion of equine encephalitis and dengue fever.

70.   UN authorities declared that the artery was to be reopened to civilian and humanitarian traffic on Saturday.