61.   The Bosnian Serb military leadership Wednesday said that Croat forces had taken control of the key western Bosnian town of Mrkonjic Grad.

62.   The Chechen rebel military leadership has said that it would free the police officers only in a swap for the Chechen fighters.

63.   The demonstrators expect to hold out beyond the Songkran holidays and invite the prime minister and other government members to join them, the forum leadership said.

64.   The communist leadership has said it will make an alliance with other parties.

65.   The Bosnian Serb leadership said earlier it was boycotting all talks with the Moslem-led Bosnian government on implementing the peace accord until the eight Serbs were freed.

66.   The Bosnian Serb leadership say the Moslems are now opposed to the peace process.

67.   The Bosnian Serb leadership says it will not release any more hostages until the threat of any NATO airstrikes is withdrawn.

68.   The Chechen rebel leadership however has said it does not support terrorism in Russia as a response to the Russian military offensive in the breakaway republic.

69.   The militia leadership said complete safety would be provided to embassies, their personnel and properties.

70.   The IRA leadership said it believed Irish unity was the only way to secure justice and equality.