81.   Prime Minister John Howard had refused to back down, despite the possibility that the issue would overshadow his weeklong visit to the United States, which started Tuesday.

82.   Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad left Malaysia late Wednesday for a weeklong private visit to an undisclosed location in Europe, the national news agency Bernama reported.

83.   Scalfaro, who arrived in Tokyo for a weeklong state visit Monday, will hold talks with Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and address the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

84.   Razali is due to the top leaders of the junta and Suu Kyi during his weeklong visit.

85.   Robinson is in Russia for a weeklong visit at the invitation of the Russian government.

86.   Sharif is on a weeklong official visit.

87.   She will end her trip in Berlin, where she will join President George W. Bush at the start of his weeklong European visit.

88.   Suharto will meet with Chancellor Helmut Kohl during the weeklong visit, and likely will discuss the Bosnian issue, Murdiono said.

89.   Still needed, however, is faster, sustainable growth, Sud said after a weeklong visit to Egypt that ended Saturday.

90.   The Agha Khan is finishing a weeklong visit to Syria.