71.   It said the WTO secretariat has confirmed that Iran applied to join the world trade body last year.

72.   A fifth claimant is Vietnam, which has applied to join APEC.

73.   A number of nations have applied to join the ARF, including Pakistan, Britain and France, ASEAN officials have said.

74.   A rising clamour against immigration is feeding a streak of right-wing xenophobia just as eastern Europe applies to join the EU.

75.   A number of nations have applied to join ARF, including India, Burma, Pakistan, Britain and France.

76.   Ankara has twice applied to join the EU but failed.

77.   Ankara has twice unsuccessfully applied to join the EU.

78.   Belgrade has not yet officially applied to join the Partnership for Peace programme, but its top officials have regularly claimed Yugoslavia wanted to do so.

79.   East Timor applied to join the UN on Monday, hours after it became independent.

80.   The Palestinian Authority will shortly apply to join the World Health Organisation, Palestinian sources here said.