61.   NATO has threatened to launch airstrikes unless the parties reach an agreement by noon Saturday.

62.   NATO has threatened to launch crippling airstrikes if Serbs and ethnic Albanians fail to accept an internationally-sponsored peace plan by noon Saturday.

63.   NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia on Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Javier Solana said.

64.   NATO launched three airstrikes, and then Western leaders concluded that the Serbs could not be rolled back by force.

65.   NATO nations awaited word Monday from Kosovo talks in Belgrade before deciding whether to take the last military step before launching airstrikes against the Serbs.

66.   NATO officials say they are ready to launch airstrikes.

67.   NATO warned it would launch airstrikes if Croatian troops threaten or harm U.N. personnel, but there was no immediate response to the death of the peacekeeper.

68.   NATO has been preparing plans for months to launch airstrikes and is now awaiting member approval to put them into operation.

69.   NATO has said it could launch airstrikes against Yugoslavia if it fails to reach an agreement before a Tuesday deadline.

70.   NATO launched airstrikes against Yugoslavia after the talks failed.