71.   The announcement followed marathon talks in Belgrade between U.S. envoy Richard Holbrooke, who brokered the Dayton agreement, and Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic.

72.   The announcement followed meetings between the guarantors and government negotiator Domingo Palermo on Tuesday and a meeting of the guarantors with the rebels Wednesday.

73.   The announcement followed numerous visits to Belgrade, capital of Serb-dominated Yugoslavia, by tribunal officials seeking better Serb cooperation.

74.   The announcement followed reports by international observers of ballot box-stuffing and other serious voting irregularities.

75.   The announcement followed reports last week that Arafat was suffering from bad health.

76.   The announcement followed speculation that Cohen, who was to arrive in Israel on Thursday, had snubbed Netanyahu by meeting with his defense minister Moshe Arens instead.

77.   The announcement followed statements by European Christian Democrat leaders last week that Turkey should not be admitted to the European Union.

78.   The announcement followed talks between Australian Industry, Science and Technology Minister Peter Cook and his South Korean counterpart, Kim Si-joong.

79.   The announcement followed the collapse in peace talks in France between the Serbs and ethnic Albanians.

80.   The announcement followed the third Marine-led evacuation since mutinous soldiers overthrew President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah in a bloody coup.