31.   The government in Khartoum denies the men are in the country and is fighting to stave off U.N. sanctions over the incident.

32.   THE United States Trade Representative Office has warned Hong Kong it could face trade sanctions over worsening piracy of intellectual property rights.

33.   The Yugoslav government pushed ahead Friday with efforts to stave off international sanctions over Kosovo, following concessions by President Slobodan Milosevic.

34.   This spring, Russia threatened trade sanctions over the issue, and Latvians worried about aggression by their giant eastern neighbor.

35.   U.S. not eager to enforce sanctions over Iran gas deal.

36.   U.S., allies, threaten Russia with sanctions over money laundering.

37.   Ukraine is sending a government delegation to Washington next week to try to prevent U.S. trade sanctions over pirated compact discs, the economics minister said Wednesday.

38.   Until all such weapons are destroyed, the United Nations will not lift the crippling economic sanctions over Iraq.

39.   Until the inspectors declare their job finished, the U.N. will not lift the severe economic sanctions over Iraq.

40.   Iraq had planned expansions but were blocked by United Nations sanctions over its invasion of Kuwait.