61.   Rebel leaders have said they will refuse to work with him, maintaining they should form an interim authority before organising elections.

62.   Residents say Tabuk wants to assert his own authority before the transfer.

63.   She had been a constant support when he was hounded by the Communist authorities before the collapse of the Soviet Union.

64.   The claims will then be studied by US authorities before being sent to Germany sometime between now and September.

65.   The legal weapons are supposed to be registered with Israeli authorities before being allowed into the Palestinian territories.

66.   The man, a US citizen, had been questioned by US authorities before boarding the plane for London in Chicago because his flight had originated in Oklahoma City.