71.   Chiapas Gov. Julio Cesar Ruiz Ferro submitted his resignation at noon, and state legislators accepted it in the late afternoon, according to state government spokeswoman Leticia Martinez.

72.   Chinese authorities told Hong Kong police the men were released Saturday morning, said government spokeswoman Natalia Leung.

73.   Coverage includes file of Castro and a soundbite from Marianela Ferriol, a Cuban government spokeswoman.

74.   Edgell, who has been commissioner for a year, is quitting for personal and family reasons, said government house spokeswoman Janette Millin.

75.   Eritrean forces continuously shelled Ethiopian positions at the Badme-Sheraro front on Thursday and at the Zalambessa front on Tuesday, government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse said.

76.   Ethiopian and Eritrean forces clashed Thursday along a third front near an important Red Sea port, a government spokeswoman said.

77.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse dismissed the claim, and said fighting was still continuing.

78.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse said fighting was continuing Friday in the western Badme region after Eritrea launched a fresh offensive.

79.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman, Selome Taddesse said the Eritreans had attacked Ethiopian positions south of Zala Ambessa for the fourth time Tuesday afternoon.

80.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman Salome Tadesse said the fighting was at the Erde Mattios military post.