41.   Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has challenged the zones almost daily since U.S. and Britain launched airstrikes in mid-December to punish him for not cooperating with U.N. weapons inspectors.

42.   It was the failure of diplomacy that led NATO to launch airstrikes Wednesday.

43.   It was delivered to Annan Saturday morning, as the U.S. was about to launch airstrikes, according to U.S. officials.

44.   Last October, the Bulgarian parliament agreed to allow NATO planes to use Bulgarian air space if the alliance launches airstrikes against neighboring Yugoslavia.

45.   Last week, U.S. and British warplanes launched airstrikes against key targets in Iraq.

46.   Land- and sea-based planes launched airstrikes against enemy forces in eastern Afghanistan over the weekend, U.S. Central Command said Sunday.

47.   Last October, the Bulgarian parliament agreed to allow NATO planes to use Bulgarian airspace if the alliance launches airstrikes against neighboring Yugoslavia.

48.   Last year, NATO launched several airstrikes against Serb weapons violating the ban.

49.   NATO has said it may launch airstrikes at Serb and Albanian Kosovar forces and positions if the two sides do not resolve their dispute peacefully.

50.   NATO has threatened to launch airstrikes if Serbs and ethnic Albanians fail to accept an internationally-sponsored peace plan by noon Saturday.