71.   India has rejected the assertion that the infiltration of Islamic militants, which has fuelled the current dangerous tensions between the South Asian rivals, has halted.

72.   But a spokesman for the North Korean land and environmental protection ministry angrily rejected the assertions, and claimed the dam was the safest ever built.

73.   Clinton rejected assertions the allied coalition was dead, as criticism from France and Russia escalated against the operation.

74.   The White House vehemently rejected assertions that the strikes were politically motivated.

75.   Tickle rejected assertions by Bank of America officials who reportedly maintained they are no longer accountable because of sale.

76.   Ivanov also said Sunday there was no proof that Iran was linked to terrorism, rejecting assertions by US President George W. Bush.

77.   Secretary of State Warren Christopher earlier rejected Russian assertions that the United States was trying to accelerate the expansion of NATO.

78.   Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Sunday there was no proof that Iran was linked to terrorism, rejecting assertions by US President George W. Bush.

79.   The Bosnian Serbs have denied attacking the UN convoys, an assertion rejected by the peacekeepers.

80.   The ministry spokesman rejected assertions by unions that the agitation had paralysed services.