71.   The pre-dawn earthquake was caused by a movement in the Philippine Trench, which runs along the eastern coast of the archipelago.

72.   The rebels retreated into the northern jungles or moved to Tamil-dominated areas on the eastern coast.

73.   The Sri Lankan navy sank a Tamil rebel boat Wednesday after a gun battle off the eastern coast, the military said.

74.   The Sinai Peninsula is a frequent vacation spot for Israelis, particularly its Red Sea beaches on the eastern coast.

75.   The suspects were being held by police in an area around Dundalk, a border town on the eastern coast of the island.

76.   The vessel plans to travel west across the Atlantic, sail down the North American eastern coast and pass through the Panama canal.

77.   These include dams, touristic infrastructure and development of the eastern coast of the Dead Sea.

78.   The weather service issued a danger alert for northern Madagascar, including the northern tip of the island, the eastern coast and the capital.

79.   The weather bureau said rain clouds were blown into the eastern coasts of Luzon by a moderate wave of easterly winds from the Pacific Ocean.

80.   This area of sunny skies will move west over Puerto Rico during the afternoon with scattered showers expected to affect the eastern coasts late this afternoon.