81.   The US government in May protested the caning of teenager Michael Fay for vandalising cars with some American newspapers describing the lashing as barbaric.

82.   The van Damme case received wide publicity in the Netherlands, whose government protested against the hanging.

83.   National Israeli radio reported last week that the Israeli government had officially protested to Nigeria over the presence of a Hezbollah base in the country.

84.   New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said Tuesday that his government had protested to Japan over the shipment.

85.   On Tuesday, New Zealand Foreign Minister Don McKinnon said his government has protested to Japan over the shipment.

86.   On Monday, the government in Sanaa protested officially to the four GCC countries judged to have implied recognition for the YDR.

87.   The Bosnian government has also protested a ban on its staff using the facility.

88.   The Chinese government has protested the reported signing of a deal between Cambodia and Taiwan which would result in direct flights between Phnom Penh and Taipei.

89.   The German government formally protested Thursday to the military regime in Burma against its refusal to allow a prominent German politician to visit the country.

90.   The government protested the move and slammed the door on a Commonwealth committee set up to investigate the human rights situation in the country.