61.   Africa heads into the new year still suffering from AIDS, sporadic internal conflicts and the unresolved Congo war, which threatens the stability of central Africa.

62.   Among them was Belarus, where an authoritarian regime could threaten regional stability.

63.   Banzer, a retired general and former dictator turned democrat, said the measure was necessary because the protests were threatening government stability.

64.   Bank Governor Vladimir Masar said the move would threaten the stability of the currency.

65.   Before the crisis, Israel and Jordan cooperated closely on keeping tabs on Islamic militants who threaten the stability of both countries.

66.   Belarus, where an authoritarian regime could threaten regional stability, has resisted allowing the start of an OSCE mission that was mandated this fall.

67.   Before the crisis, Israel and Jordan had cooperated closely on keeping tabs on Islamic militants who threaten the stability of both countries.

68.   Belarus, where an authoritarian regime could threaten regional stability, has resisted allowing the start-up of an OSCE mission that was madated this fall.

69.   Both women also had love lives that threatened national stability, which helps explain why both found support outside their native countries.

70.   But a groundswell of antiwar sentiment threatens the stability of his center-left coalition as the war drags on.