71.   Karzai stressed repeatedly that the brutal murder of his minister Abdul Rahman late Thursday at Kabul airport had no political motive.

72.   Magistrate P. Devdas panicked and fled to his chamber after witnessing the brutal murder.

73.   Lien, who faces a confidence vote in parliament Tuesday, also publicaly apologized for a string of recent unsolved brutal murders.

74.   Police said they were continuing their investigation into the brutal murders.

75.   Rewards totalling millions of dollars were offered here Tuesday by police desperate for information leading to arrests in three brutal murders which have shocked the nation.

76.   Sasebo was the sight of a particularly brutal murder of a gay American sailor by a fellow shipmate several years ago.

77.   Taiwanese opposition deputies threatened to impeach President Lee Teng-hui Monday, holding him responsible for social unrest stemming from brutal murders which shocked the nation.

78.   Taiwanese opposition deputies threatened Monday to impeach President Lee Teng-hui, holding him responsible for social unrest stemming from unsolved brutal murders which shocked the nation.

79.   The brutal murder of a teenage kidnap victim sparked calls Tuesday for the resignation of Taiwan Prime Minister Lien Chan and his cabinet to take responsibility.

80.   The brutal murder of prominent politician and businesswoman Suliat Adedeji at her home in the southwestern city of Ibadan has again highlighted the increasingly anarchic situation in Nigeria.