61.   Christopher, in Cairo on the last leg of his whirlwind regional tour, said the two sides were opening a new chapter but added difficult decisions lay ahead.

62.   During his whirlwind regional tour last week US Secretary of State Warren Christopher reminded journalists in Jordan that Washington always supported those who worked for peace.

63.   The Republican challenger has had small groups of supporters greet him at diners, airport tarmacs, and Country-Western bars on his whirlwind tour.

64.   The whirlwind tour ended in a sucession of lightning descents on communities in the southeast of the country.

65.   Victory was particularly sweet for the African champions as they had been outclassed when losing to the Socceroos in Adelaide and Sydney during a whirlwind tour two years ago.

66.   US President Bill Clinton on Saturday defended his decision not to visit Sarajevo during his whirlwind tour of Bosnia by invoking security concerns and limited time.

67.   US Defence Secretary William Perry is due in Kuwait on Friday as part of a whirlwind tour of Bosnia, the Gulf and Japan.

68.   Perry, who begins his whirlwind tour in Bosnia, will leave for Japan on Saturday.

69.   President Alberto Fujimori last month secured offers of asylum for the rebels from both countries on a whirlwind Caribbean tour.

70.   Since the first round slap he has embarked on a whirlwind tour of appearances on state-run media and campaign meetings in the provinces.