71.   On Wednesday, the Socialists and their allies went ahead with a regular parliament session despite a boycott by the opposition.

72.   Signaling further rifts, the two opposed Serb camps called for two separate parliament sessions on Saturday, in two different towns.

73.   Sharif did not attend the parliament session.

74.   Spokesman Ismet Grbo of the leading Muslim party, the Party for Democratic Action, told reporters Thursday that Muslims will participate in the Banja Luka parliament session.

75.   Speaking at a parliament session Wednesday, Brazauskas called on the new government to tackle economic problems, in particular to improve taxation and privatization and boost investments.

76.   That could open up another epic parliament session.

77.   Speaking during a parliament session, Nateq-Nouri said Iran was troubled over the fighting in neighboring Afghanistan.

78.   Speaking at the parliament session earlier on Friday he denied accusations that he is trying to grab more power.

79.   The first post-election parliament session ended in disarray last month after the two factions failed to agree on a wide range of issues.

80.   The law will now be taken up at the next parliament session in the fall, parliament speaker Vadim Popov said.