71.   The Egyptian press and officials have launched scathing attacks on Netanyahu for his hardline stand on the Middle East peace process, triggering protests from the Jewish state.

72.   The first lady came under scathing attack when her husband put her in charge of health care reform at the start of his first mandate.

73.   The group has mounted scathing attacks on the policies of the Saudi royal family.

74.   The Indian railways have come under scathing attack because of a recent increase in on-board robberies, rapes and murders in the state of Bihar.