21.   Authorities on Friday arrested a former aide to the exiled Azerbaijani president for allegedly plotting a coup against the government.

22.   Authorities in Belarus must respond seriously to accusations that the opposition has been plotting a coup in the former Soviet republic, the foreign minister said Tuesday.

23.   But in October, Villanueva and two other military commanders resigned after rumors they might be plotting a coup to restore the ousted spy chief.

24.   Fighting erupted on the parliament floor after the pro-government body stripped legal immunity from eight opposition lawmakers whom the government accuses of plotting a coup.

25.   Former army chief denies plotting coup in April.

26.   He accused top generals of plotting a coup.

27.   He demanded that Turkey extradite to his country an Azeri to face charges of plotting coups in Azerbaijan, the Anatolia news agency said.

28.   He denied plotting any coups.

29.   He declined to provide any details, including whether the recordings were of confessions or if they showed the suspects plotting the coup.

30.   Hun Sen insisted, however, that Ranariddh stand trial for allegedly plotting a coup.