71.   Merrill Lynch branches in Germany are suspected of helping clients evade taxes, law authorities said Friday after raiding German offices of the largest U.S. brokerage company.

72.   Meanwhile, tax police raided the offices of the Narodnaya Volya newspaper and seized computers, chief editor Iosif Seredich said.

73.   Military and police officials Thursday admitted a newspaper office here was raided by vengeful troops and that suspected opposition churchmen have been interrogated by police.

74.   Niazi apparently believed his colleagues were aiding the militant Sunni Muslim group, Sipah-e-Sahaba, warning them of when police would raid their offices.

75.   Munich police raided secret offices of the PKK, which has been outlawed in Germany.

76.   Norwegian authorities have raided the offices of three major electrical companies in what reports Friday said was search for evidence of illegal price fixing.

77.   On Monday, police raided the office of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens Rights which is headed by Sarraj.

78.   On Tuesday, police raided the office of the Institute for the Defense of Human Rights.

79.   On Monday, two Serbian independent dailies halted publishing after police raided the office and confiscated property of another non-government newspaper fined for alleged anti-state activity.

80.   Police also raided MQM offices in Lahore, but made no arrests.