71.   U.N. weapons inspectors abruptly left Baghdad Wednesday in a convoy of buses and cars, setting the stage for imminent U.S.-British air strikes on Iraq.

72.   U.N. weapons inspectors left for Baghdad on Friday to resume inspections after a three-week standoff with Iraq.

73.   U.N. weapons inspectors left for Baghdad late Thursday for talks on the Iraqi chemical and biological programs, said Tim Trevan, a spokesman for the inspectors.

74.   Western diplomats said the eight inspectors would leave Jordan later Friday.

75.   Thousands of unlicensed operations are shut every year, but many simply reopen once the inspectors leave with the connivance of corrupt local officials.

76.   UN inspectors left for North Korea Sunday amid reports that Pyongyang has gone ahead with a controversial replacement of reactor fuel rods, the International Atomic Energy Agency said.

77.   Many simply reopen with the connivance of local officials once the inspectors leave.