61.   Zaire faced a deepening political crisis Sunday after opposition parties withdrew support from newly installed premier Etienne Tshisekedi, as rebels consolidated fresh military gains in the east.

62.   SDP secretary General Wataru Kubo warned that the party may withdraw from the ruling alliance if the government fails to adopt the motion.

63.   Roman Herzog of the conservative Christian Union parties was elected German president by a special federal assembly Monday after the Free Democrat party withdrew its candidate and backed him.

64.   SDP secretary General Wataru Kubo warned Wenesday that the party may withdraw from the ruling alliance if the government fails to adopt the motion.

65.   The last government collapsed shortly before Christmas when the fourth party in that coalition, the pro-federalist Northern League, withdrew its support from Berlusconi.

66.   The Portuguese communist party Thursday withdrew a censure motion it had tabled against Prime Minister Anibal Cavaco Silva, just hours after parliament began debating it.