71.   Strike leaders have openly appealed to the armed forces to join them in their campaign to oust the president, and two lower-ranking generals rebelled on Wednesday.

72.   Six opposition leaders appealed Friday to the Supreme Court to overturn a government commission ruling barring them from running in parliamentary elections.

73.   Some political leaders have appealed for an end to the feuding for the interests of the nation.

74.   Southeast Asian leaders appealed to Western self-interest Monday in seeking more help with their currency crises, while at the same time planning to trade more among themselves.

75.   Strike leaders had appealed to the armed forces to back their campaign to oust the president.

76.   The Bosnian Serb leader has appealed to world leaders to stop battlefield advances by the Muslim-led government army.

77.   Tens of thousands of pro-democracy protesters faced riot police in a tense standoff on a Belgrade bridge late Sunday, and opposition leaders appealed for restraint.

78.   The army clamped a curfew on Hebron, and Palestinian leaders appealed for calm.

79.   The EU leaders also appealed to Israel to resume contacts with Yasser Arafat and his Palestinian Authority, saying he was the legitimate and elected representative of the Palestinians.

80.   The Kurdish guerrilla leader has appealed to the EU to mediate peace talks.