71.   West African peacekeepers and Sierra Leone rebel fighters waged a fierce one-hour gunbattle Sunday in Freetown, prompting fears of renewed fighting in the battered capital.

72.   Forthcoming talks between Iraq and the UN have prompted fears of crude over-production and sent shivers through London traders where oil prices tumbled.

73.   Gunmen killed eleven people Monday in Algiers, seven of them foreigners, prompting fears that Islamic fundamentalists are renewing a campaign against non-Algerians.

74.   Gunmen killed nine people Monday in Algiers, seven of them foreigners, prompting fears that Islamic fundamentalists are renewing a campaign of violence against non-Algerians.

75.   His absence prompted new fears about his health, following two heart attacks last year.

76.   His return is seen as one of the toughest security tests for the fledgling Afghan leadership at a time when sporadic unrest is prompting fears over spreading lawlessness.

77.   Investigations showed that some gun licences had been approved in a suspiciously short period, prompting fears they were forged, Inspector General of Police Abdul Rahim Noor said.

78.   Iran staged a massive military maneuver in a desert south of Tehran last month, prompting fears in some neighboring countries and warnings from the United States.

79.   Iraqi forces have massed close to the border with Kuwait in the last few days prompting fears of a renewed invasion.

80.   A British soldier was shot dead and a woman wounded Wednesday in a sniper attack that prompted fresh fears of a loyalist paramilitary backlash in Northern Ireland.