71.   On Wednesday, Chadha said intelligence reports hinted at the possibility of rebel attacks on government buildings and homes of top politicians and defense officers, UNI reported.

72.   On Monday, the head of the Czech secret service, Stanislav Devaty, was forced to step down following claims that he was spying on top politicians.

73.   Other top politicians also were implicated.

74.   Police on Sunday raided the houses of a top politician accused of having helped former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao in alleged bribes of lawmakers.

75.   Pope John Paul II and top Italian politicians had appealed for clemency.

76.   President Ranasinghe Premadasa and other top politicians have been killed in the last two years by assassins believed to be Tamil rebels.

77.   President Roman Herzog and other top German politicians joined Kohl for a premiere ceremony at the Museum of German History in Bonn.

78.   Relations between North and South Korea have been tense recently since a top North Korean politician defected this month in Beijing.

79.   Several top Indian politicians, including a former prime minister, are facing corruption charges in courts.

80.   Sharma was arrested last month and charged with bribing top Indian politicians from various political parties in return for business deals over years.