71.   China sentences rioters in restive western region.

72.   Church bells tolled throughout Innsbruck, capital of western Tyrol region.

73.   China has been fighting Muslim separatists for years in the western region of Xinjiang.

74.   China has fought Muslim separatists for years in its western region of Xinjiang.

75.   China is fighting Muslim separatists who are waging a campaign of assassination and bombings in its western region of Xinjiang.

76.   Defense Minister Vlado Buckovski expressed concern over reports that rebels were gaining ground in the western Tetovo region.

77.   Defense Minister Vlado Buckovski expressed concern over reports from the western Tetovo region, where rebels were gaining ground and erecting barricades Monday around villages under their control.

78.   Environmentalists worry the problem, if not solved soon, will render western regions like Tibet and Qinghai into effective extensions of the Gobi.

79.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse said fighting was continuing Friday in the western Badme region after Eritrea launched a fresh offensive.

80.   Ethiopian government spokeswoman Selome Tadesse said fighting was continuing Friday in the western Badme region after Eritrea launched a fresh offensive the day before.