61.   Government officials refused to release any information on the bombings, and Western reporters based in Beijing, long barred from the region, were told not to come.

62.   He accused Israel of spreading rumors, saying the alleged ultimatum was invented to scare off western reporters covering the Israeli bombardment of Lebanon.

63.   His body, which is to be cremated within the next two days, was put on display to a few Western reporters in a jungle hut Thursday.

64.   Hu told Western reporters that this baby girl was given only water for three months.

65.   In the provincial cities of Jalalabad and Kandahar, Western reporters allowed there on escorted tours said the Taliban appeared to be in control.

66.   More than ever, Western reporters are considered accessories to an anti-Serb conspiracy that led to the NATO threat.

67.   Other Western reporters have been detained for the same reason, but quickly released.

68.   On Tuesday, all of the freed hostages were being debriefed by Russian forces, and Western reporters had no access to them.

69.   Police ordered Western reporters to leave the area.

70.   Reports of battles and clashes could not be independently verified because the Taliban has refused to allow Western reporters into their territory.