21.  Unlike the other countries in transition, Russia is a former empire that has still not defined its relations with its neighbors and its character as a federal state.

22.  After the war, the copyright of the book was inherited by the German federal state of Bavaria.

23.  As a solution for the plight of autonomy-seeking Kurds, Ocalan said the PKK is ready to accept a federal state within Turkey.

24.  Federal state of emergency declared.

25.  Forensic technicians from several federal state and local agencies will also be assisting with efforts to extract evidence from debris removed from the site.

26.  Germany could have its hands tied by its federal states, which insist on being consulted.

27.  Hoping to strengthen the uneasy federation of Serbia and Montenegro, politicians from both republics on Saturday presented draft plans for revamping the federal state.

28.  Like the United States, the Security Council maintains that Cyprus must be reunified as a single federal state.

29.  Meanwhile, Aceh Gov. Syamsuddin Mahmud suggested that Indonesia be made into a federal state to accommodate the wishes of some regions for more independence.

30.  No one should proclaim martial law or order combat use of troops without approval from the other federal state, the president said.