11.   Aborigines on Thursday launched court proceedings against Prime Minister John Howard, accusing him and his government of genocide under a United Nations convention.

12.   Authorities recently launched bankruptcy proceedings against it.

13.   Belarussian government launched proceedings Tuesday to ban a leading nationalist opposition group, the organization said.

14.   Communists and their allies in parliament have responded to the protests by trying to launch impeachment proceedings against Yeltsin.

15.   Col. Rex Piad, chief of the police anti-narcotics command, said summary dismissal proceedings would be launched against the arrested officers.

16.   Communists and their allies in parliament have responded to the protests by trying to launch impeachment proceedings against the president.

17.   Communist legislators, scenting their strength in recent polls, plan to resume their quest to launch impeachment proceedings against President Boris Yeltsin, the party leader said Tuesday.

18.   Court proceedings have been launched against the arrested RNE members, who face heavy fines if convicted of inciting ethnic hatred.

19.   Criminal proceedings were launched against the suspects, the ITAR-Tass news agency reported.

20.   Criminal proceedings have been launched against the suspects, ITAR-Tass said, citing local police.