71.   Earlier, the embattled Argentine president shook up his government after the resignation of Economy Minister Demingo Cavallo.

72.   Embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter all but ensured his re-election as president for another four years when he ruthlessly wielded his presidential powers to silence critics on Tuesday.

73.   The upheaval led Vice President Rosalia Arteaga to support an opposition proposal for a referendum for voters to give or withdraw their support for the embattled president.

74.   It is an idea shared in the country at large, even if opinion polls show only seven percent support for the embattled president.

75.   It was a big personal victory for the embattled president who has been faced with steady pressure from Washington to take a tougher stand against the illegal drug trade.

76.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the embattled Belarussian president Alexander Lukashenko on Wednesday to discuss creating closer ties between their countries, the Kremlin said.

77.   The embattled president has said he will resign if his party loses general elections that will be held by June at the latest.

78.   The embattled president said he was hopeful that a multinational force would help re-establish order throughout the country and raise the morale of the population.