71.   In Vienna, the commission set up to administer the proposed global ban said it would continue work anyway and hope the U.S. changes its mind.

72.   In Vienna, the commission set up to administer the proposed global ban said it would continue work anyway and hopes the United States changes its mind.

73.   India on Thursday told negotiators for a global ban on nuclear testing that it refuses to go along with the accord as currently drafted.

74.   India on Thursday told negotiations for a global ban on nuclear testing that it refuses to go along with the accord as currently drafted.

75.   Inspectors will begin checking U.S. chemical weapons facilities next month to verify compliance with a new global ban, an official announced Thursday.

76.   Inspired by its success in drafting a global ban on land mines, Norway last year began a drive to control small arms.

77.   Iran proposed a compromise treaty Thursday that it hoped would end a standoff among major nuclear powers on a global ban on atomic weapons tests.

78.   Iran sought a breakthrough Thursday in the standoff among India and major nuclear powers in the search for agreement on a global ban on atomic weapons tests.

79.   India said on Thursday that it cannot go along with a global ban on nuclear testing as currently drafted.

80.   International inspectors will begin checking U.S. chemical weapons facilities next month to verify compliance with a new global ban.