71.   Rules would have to be set on limiting donations from abroad so as not to tip the balance in favor of one of the camps, the minister said.

72.   Residents of Montserrat who have weathered two years of volcanic eruptions will be asked if they would like to get out for good, a government minister said Tuesday.

73.   Responding to international protests, Indonesia wants foreign intelligence officials to help investigate allegations of mass rapes during rioting in May, a Cabinet minister said Wednesday.

74.   Saudi Arabia is not trying to acquire nuclear weapons and wants to see the region free of mass destruction weapons, the defense minister said in comments published Thursday.

75.   Seeking to curb child prostitution, Sri Lanka plans to impose a minimum punishment on child abusers, a government minister said Thursday.

76.   South Korea and International Monetary Fund officials will sign a multibillion-dollar rescue loan agreement Wednesday night, an assistant finance minister said.

77.   Shinawatra executive Somprasong Boonyachai said the minister acknowledged the current problems of his company and made a commitment to help solve them where possible.

78.   So far the ASEM meeting has been limited to heads of government, although Thai officials said finance ministers and foreign ministers may end up attending as well.

79.   Thailand must make the Internet available to as many citizens as possible in order to remain competitive in the new information age, a Cabinet minister said Thursday.

80.   Tanks shelled two buildings, wounding nine people, including one who was in serious condition, said the minister, who lives in Jericho.