21.   United Methodist Church leaders in May reaffirmed their opposition to homosexuality, the ordination of sexually active gays and consecrating same-sex unions.

22.   Yeltsin reaffirms opposition to NATO attack in Yugoslavia.

23.   Yeltsin reaffirmed Russian opposition to complete Chechen independence.

24.   His appointment comes a day after Croatian President Franjo Tudjman reaffirmed his opposition to renewing the UN troop mandate within the country.

25.   However, they reaffirmed their opposition to renegotiating the accord concluded last year on an Israeli troops withdrawal, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has balked at.

26.   Irish football clubs have again unanimously reaffirmed their opposition to any proposal for a move by English Premiership side Wimbledon to the Republic of Ireland.

27.   ASEAN officials said the seven-nation grouping was expected to reaffirm its opposition here to non-trade issues being discussed at the Singapore ministerial conference.

28.   But the Catalan Convergence party reaffirmed its opposition to investing Aznar as the new prime minister.

29.   Earlier Thursday, however, the moderate Catalan party Convergence and Union reaffirmed its opposition to investing Aznar as the new prime minister.

30.   Ukraine Monday reaffirmed its opposition to the use of force in ending the Bosnian conflict and called for a strengthening of UN interposition forces.