101.   Caught between international condemnation and popular support, coup leaders Thursday moved to form a new coalition government and restore normalcy in this African island nation.

102.   Chavez said he demanded the coup leaders guarantee the lives and human rights of government officials who supported Chavez.

103.   Chinese leaders told Cambodian coup leader Hun Sen on Wednesday that they want to expand ties with his government, the official Xinhua News Agency reported.

104.   Chavez, a leftist former coup leader, insists the military supports him.

105.   China, which claims Taiwan as a breakaway province, pressured the government of coup leader and Second Premier Hun Sen to issue the order, Chen said.

106.   Constant is being tried in absentia along with former coup leader Raoul Cedras, who lives in exile in Panama.

107.   Coup leader George Speight and a coconspirator are candidates for the Conservative Alliance in the election despite being in prison awaiting trial for treason.

108.   Coup leader George Speight and his armed supporters used the diversion of the riot to storm Parliament and take then Prime Minister Mahendra Chaudhry and his government hostage.

109.   Coup leader Hun Sen defended his choice Thursday to replace his deposed co-premier and sent out peace feelers to routed resistance forces to lay down their arms.

110.   Coup leader Hun Sen defended his choice Thursday to replace his deposed co-premier, while resistance forces spurned talks to end their fight against the new regime.