71.   Basque regional elections, the first held since armed separatists declared a cease-fire five weeks ago, opened the door wider to peace, the Spanish government said Monday.

72.   Belhadj has been held since September under house arrest along with Salvation Front leader Abassi Madani.

73.   Both brothers have been held since Friday as material witnesses in the Oklahoma bombing, the deadliest domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history.

74.   Both men had been held since Tuesday.

75.   But guerrillas have softened their rhetoric in recent years, and a cease-fire on both sides has held since March.

76.   But the two elections held since then have not provided stability to Nepal.

77.   Canadian officials told a similar tale concerning citizen Shakir Ali Baloch, who has been held since September.

78.   Chavunduka has been held since Tuesday in a barracks in Harare.

79.   Chechen government leader Aslan Maskhadov said the pre-dawn attack was an attempt to destabilize Chechnya, where a peace agreement with Russia has held since August.

80.   Cochetel has been held since January, but his captors have not made any demands for his release, ITAR-Tass said.