71.   Christian and animist rebel forces are fighting the Muslim government for autonomy to the predominantly Christian areas of southern Sudan.

72.   Control over the city has proven to be the major obstacle holding up a long-delayed agreement on expanding Palestinian autonomy to the West Bank and holding elections.

73.   During his speech, he offered greater autonomy to the Mindanao rebels and help with economic development in the region.

74.   Earlier this year, the government granted extra autonomy to Aceh, another Indonesian province where thousands of people have been killed in a separatist war.

75.   Ershad and the opposition maintain the treaty granted too much autonomy to the region.

76.   Ethnic Albanians had hoped that the peace plan would grant a measure of autonomy to regions where they live.

77.   Five Balkan nations urged Yugoslavia on Tuesday to restore autonomy to its troubled Kosovo province, as a step to resolve the conflict with its ethnic Albanian population.

78.   Fresh fighting broke out between Serbian police and ethnic Albanians while the United States pushed its allies to intensify pressure on Yugoslavia to grant autonomy to restive Kosovo province.

79.   German officials soft-pedaled requests for China to free jailed dissidents and give more cultural autonomy to Tibet.

80.   Government ministers and opposition lawmakers beat up each other and broke chairs and desks in Parliament on Thursday over a bill to provide autonomy to local government institutions.