71.   As he spoke, a tank Uddin said was sent by the defense ministry rolled toward the front.

72.   Army puts down coup attempt in Burundi, defense ministry says.

73.   Attorney Gowry Thavarasha said the defense ministry had not given any reason for the deportation order, which followed five days of virtual house arrest.

74.   Authorities said the equipment was shipped to the Libyan defense ministry via Belgium.

75.   Bhattarai has kept the defense ministry and the department for royal palace affairs to himself.

76.   Before meeting Gusmao at Cipinang jail, Marker visited Indonesian military chief Gen. Wiranto at the defense ministry.

77.   Battalions in Uruguay, Brazil, Pakistan and India have been out on indefinite standby until the stalemate is resolved, their defense ministries said recently.

78.   Both the interior and the defense ministry, which had troops in Chechnya, confirmed to The Associated Press that the pullout is over.

79.   Both will remain and be incorporated into the defense ministry offices, Toepfer said.

80.   Both the interior and the defense ministry, which had troops in Chechnya, confirmed to The Associated Press that the pullout has been completed.