71.   Doutriaux said the Foreign Ministry had no other information about the diplomat but was in close contact with Yemeni authorities on winning his release.

72.   Eighteen Russian sailors stranded in Melbourne for six months won the release of part of their wages Thursday so they can fly home.

73.   Earlier this year, he helped win the release of an American woman from a Bangladesh prison and secured freedom for three Cuban political prisoners.

74.   Ethiopian officials arrived in Sudan Saturday in an attempt to win the release of dozens of passengers on an Ethiopian airliner hijacked to Sudan.

75.   Ethiopian officials arrived in Sudan Saturday in an attempt to win the release of dozens of passengers aboard a hijacked Ethiopian airliner.

76.   Greece on Sunday said had Spain asked for its assistance to win the release of five European Union monitors and announced the arrival of United States envoy Richard Holbrooke.

77.   He is being courted by the West in hopes of bringing peace to Bosnia and winning the release of the remaining United Nations hostages.

78.   He said he updated the crew on efforts to win their release and on news and sports.

79.   He said he was able to update the crew on efforts to win their release and on news from the outside world, including sports.

80.   He hinted he was trying to win the release of foreigners held in Iran.