71.   A spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey, Don Kelly, said previous earthquakes in the area have caused casualties.

72.   A pwerful car bomb went off next to a bus during the morning rush hour Wednesday, causing many casualties in northern Israel, police told Israel radio.

73.   A week later, another mine exploded beneath a German armored vehicle at the same site, but caused no casualties.

74.   A strong earthquake jolted an oasis town on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert in far western China Saturday but caused no casualties, the State Seismology Bureau reported.

75.   Air force helicopters also attacked several rebel locations Sunday, causing heavy casualties, said Maj. I.N.K. Dewage, a military spokesman.

76.   All of the quakes reported this year were minor and caused no casualties.

77.   An armed opposition group claimed it hit four buildings in the attack, causing heavy casualties.

78.   An Iranian opposition group said its guerrillas fired mortars Friday at buildings of security agencies in a provincial Iranian city, causing heavy casualties.

79.   An explosion ripped through a public bus in Tel Aviv on Monday during rush hour traffic near the tel aviv stock exchange, causing several casualties.

80.   An earthquake rocked a town in central Indonesia on Friday, panicking residents but causing no casualties.