61.   Deputy Finance Minister G. L. Peiris told parliament Wednesday there was no way to cut spending or raise more revenue.

62.   Defending his record, Deuba told the parliament that the measures taken against the Maoists had been agreed to by all political parties to help restore law and order.

63.   Estonian Prime Minister Mart Laar told parliament on Wednesday he will resign next month, the Baltic News Service reported.

64.   The Russian army is in the worst condition of any army in the world and is on the verge of collapse, Defence Minister Pavel Grachev told parliament Friday.

65.   The situation of EU members which did not participate in the single currency was bound to be a matter of concern, he told parliament.

66.   The truck slammed into the patrol vehicle on the Gaza Strip, Shahal told parliament.

67.   The truck slammed into the patrol vehicle, Police Minister Moshe Shahal told parliament.

68.   There was an increasing demand in the Asian region for liquified natural gas, steaming coal, uranium and coking coal, Resources Minister Warwick Parer told parliament.

69.   Zimbabwe may invite some European Union countries to observe its presidential elections in March, Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa told parliament Wednesday.

70.   Irish Prime Minsiter Albert Reynolds told parliament Thursday he would hand his resignation to President Mary Robinson, but would not necessarily ask for a dissolution of parliament.