111.   A leading politician on Monday admitted working for the Securitate, the oppressive secret police of former communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, but claimed he never harmed anyone.

112.   A French court on Tuesday relayed a temporary arrest warrant for former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet to British authorities, judicial officials said.

113.   A Chilean court dropped homicide and kidnapping charges against Gen. Augusto Pinochet on Thursday, but ruled the former dictator must still be tried for covering up the crimes.

114.   A group of Sudanese pro-democracy journalists and lawyers vowed Thursday to challenge the return of former military dictator Gaafar Nimeiri.

115.   A judge has ruled that former dictator Kamuzu Banda is too old, frail and ill to face trial on fraud charges, state radio reported.

116.   A day earlier, Bankole angered government officials by saying that former dictator Mathieu Kerekou defeated incumbent President Nicephore Soglo at the polls.

117.   A lawyer for former Guatemalan dictator Oscar Mejia Victores said Monday night that his client has filed criminal charges against human rights protesters who threw stones at him.

118.   A mob attacked the Surabaya office of Golkar, the party of former dictator Suharto and a major force against Wahid.

119.   A president who wants more time to raise living standards and a former dictator who says time has run out contested elections in this South American nation Thursday.

120.   A look at the next steps in the legal process facing former Chilean dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet.