71.   In Moscow Interfax news agency and the RTR television channel also reported his resignation, citing defense ministry sources.

72.   In Macedonia, defense ministry sources told AFP said the army had raised its level of readiness along the border with Albania, fearing an influx of refugees.

73.   In Macedonia, defence ministry sources told AFP the army had raised its level of readiness along the border with Albania, fearing an influx of refugees.

74.   In the meeting with Bessho, Li also called on Japan to make efforts to resume talks, Jiji quoted Japanese foreign ministry sources as saying.

75.   In Santiago, defense ministry sources said US Ambassador Gabriel Guerra-Mondragan communicated the US decision to Chilean Defense Minister Edmundo Perez.

76.   In Tehran, the daily Iran News, quoting a foreign ministry source.

77.   Investment capital will come from foreign firms and the weekly newspaper quoted a defence ministry source as saying several US companies were the front-runners.

78.   Indian defence ministry sources confirmed New Delhi had given advance notice to Islamabad about the war games.

79.   Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy will visit Egypt Thursday at the invitation of Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Mussa, a ministry source here said Tuesday.

80.   Interfax quoted an unnamed high ranking foreign ministry source as saying that Silajdzic would meet with Kozyrev and possibly with Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin later in the day.