41.   A senior U.N. official said Monday that Serb leaders threatened to destroy utility lines in Serb-held districts before the Bosnian government moves in.

42.   A prominent labor union leader threatened Tuesday to sue an army general who reportedly accused him of being an underground Communist chieftain.

43.   A Kurdish rebel leader is threatening intensified attacks inside Turkey and says his group will target major cities and coastal areas.

44.   A prominent Chechen leader threatened Sunday to retaliate against the neighboring republic of Dagestan unless a colleague is released from jail, a news agency reported.

45.   A top U.S. labor leader threatened Wednesday to widen his campaign to boycott a Japanese hotel chain unless management allows workers at a Los Angeles hotel to unionize.

46.   A Muslim extremist leader threatened to carry out more suicide attacks inside Israel, a day after two militants confessed plans to blow up an explosives-laden truck.

47.   A union leader threatened Lufthansa with resumed warning strikes Monday if there is no progress in contract talks by Wednesday.

48.   A union leader representing pilots threatened Lufthansa with resumed warning strikes Monday if there is no progress in contract talks by Wednesday.

49.   All said Taliban leaders threatened to take their land, shops or houses unless they joined the fight.

50.   Arab leaders have repeatedly threatened to do so, but until now have resisted the step because it would effectively spell the end of the peace process.