71.   A Turkish court has rejected charges brought against seven families who gave their children traditional Kurdish names, reports said Wednesday.

72.   Additionally, Chinese officials rejected charges of human rights violations by numerous independent watchdog groups, saying China has been unfairly singled out by Western countries.

73.   Algerian state media on Saturday rejected charges that the overwhelming passage of a referendum banning Islamic parties and giving the president more power was a sham.

74.   Al-Haroun rejected the charge, saying all appointment and scholarship decisions were made by committees, not individuals.

75.   An aide to el-Mahdi in Cairo rejected the charges and said he has no intention of handing himself over to the court.

76.   At a joint news conference, the three main opposition parties rejected such charges.

77.   At the time, the Taliban rejected the charges.

78.   Attorney Stephan Holthoff-Pfoertner also rejected charges by the agency in charge of the archive that Kohl was applying a double standard.

79.   Bishop Chrysanthos has rejected charges he made personal profits from his actions.

80.   Biwott angrily rejected the charges.