71.   Husaini was condemned to death for adultery in October by an Islamic tribunal in the northwestern Islamic state of Sokoto in Nigeria.

72.   In a statement Sunday, the US Coast Guard announced a credible underwater terrorist threat in the far northwestern state of Washington.

73.   A police officer said Singh had been upset and drinking heavily since he was recently ordered transferred from New Delhi to Bikaner in the northwestern state of Rajasthan.

74.   A race in the northwestern state of Oregon was still too close to call.

75.   Alhaji Shagari, from northwestern Sokoto state, said this should be left for the political parties to decidee.

76.   Bad weather also slams into the northwestern states of America and Canada creating blizzard conditions, icing and flooding over a wide area.

77.   Authorities on Thursday were investigating a fire that destroyed a racially mixed church in the northwestern state of Oregon, local officials said.

78.   Democrat Gary Locke was elected governor in the northwestern state of Washington, becoming the first Asian-American governor outside Hawaii, CNN reported.

79.   Democrat Gary Locke was elected governor Tuesday in Washington state, becoming the first Asian-American governor outside Hawaii, according to early returns from the northwestern state.

80.   Democrats also point to a victory in the northwestern state of Oregon.