71.   An unidentified plane exploded while flying over the Alps early Thursday, and authorities launched a search for the wreckage, French media reported.

72.   Arjun Singh, a close friend and another dissident in the Congress Party, notified New Delhi Police Commissioner Nikhil Kumar, who launched a search in the city.

73.   Authorities have launched a search for the kidnappers, but their whereabouts and demands are not known.

74.   Authorities have launched a search for the kidnappers, but their whereabouts and demands were not immediately known.

75.   Authorities launched a search for the wreckage in the rugged terrain.

76.   Composite sketches of two suspects have been broadcast on television, and a nationwide search has been launched.

77.   Coast Guard personnel and local officials have launched a search for the man.

78.   Duplessis told reporters that a search had been launched to retrieve the wreckage and that an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the accident.

79.   Earlier Monday, Moussa said Benin had contacted the United Nations and planned to call ambassadors of the United States and France to ask them to launch a search.

80.   Earlier this week, a frantic search was launched for a ship believed to be carrying child slaves along the coast of western Africa.