61.   A close aide to Van der Biest told police Van der Biest ordered the killing of his party leader, according to RTBF and Belgian television stations.

62.   A close aide to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic hailed the formation of an ethnic Albanian negotiating team in Kosovo Thursday, urging an immediate resumption of the talks.

63.   A former interior minister and close aide to former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic was found dead Tuesday, and officials suspected suicide.

64.   A close aide is acting president in the absence of a newly elected Serb leader.

65.   A close aide of Ramos said Burmese officials had not responded to the request, an indication that the meeting would not be allowed.

66.   A close aide to Aidid told The Associated Press both port and airport could re-open by the weekend.

67.   A close aide to President Kim Young-sam was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for taking bribes from businessmen.

68.   A Palestinian source said Arafat would be joined in Cairo by his close aide Tayeb Abdel Rahim.

69.   A mob of workers attacked Radoman Bozovic, a close Milosevic aide and the director of a major Belgrade trading corporation.

70.   A top army general and a close Milosevic aide warned that the armed forces might intervene in case of upheaval or troubles at the Thursday rally.