61.   The previous bombings occurred shortly before the St. Lucia Game Fishing Tournament, prompting authorities to consider canceling the event.

62.   The violence prompted authorities to deploy extra soldiers and police at polling stations Sunday to prevent further disruptions.

63.   The Temelin power plant has been hit by a series of malfunctions that have prompted Czech authorities to temporarily shut it down.

64.   They including blazes that raged on the edge of capital Athens for four days, prompting authorities to declare a state of emergency.

65.   This prompted Italian authorities to close the highway border crossing at Chiasso, leading to huge backups of trucks.

66.   Torrential rain caused floods and mudslides in many parts of Switzerland on Friday, cutting transport links and prompting authorities to issue an avalanche alert in mountain regions.

67.   This prompted Peruvian authorities to search another ship still in the Peruvian port of Callao, where more drugs were found.

68.   Twenty-two students in a Siberian school were hospitalized Tuesday with acute poisoning, prompting authorities to open an immediate criminal investigation.

69.   Winds were lessening and temperatures dropping late Sunday, prompting authorities to say the worst of the danger passed.

70.   Freezing temperatures and high winds throughout the northern United States Saturday prompted authorities to issue warnings and urge the homeless to seek shelter.