51.  Last month, ethnic Albanian officials said they would open a privately-sponsored university, regardless of what the Macedonian government decides.

52.  Last month ethnic Albanian officials said they would open a privately-sponsored university regardless of what the Macedonian government decided.

53.  Macedonian parliament passed Tuesday an amnesty law, pardoning four ethnic Albanian officials whose sentencing to prison terms last year stirred ethnic tensions in the former Yugoslav republic.

54.  NATO and ethnic Albanian officials said the insurgents pledged Tuesday to hand in their weapons.

55.  Nor could casualty figures released earlier by ethnic Albanian officials.

56.  NATO and ethnic Albanian officials said the insurgents pledged to hand in their weapons to the British-led force.

57.  NATO and ethnic Albanian officials said the insurgents pledged Tuesday to hand in their weapons and provided a specific number to be collected.

58.  Nigeria is shattered by a devastating civil war lead by ethnic Ibo military officials who try to establish the Republic of Biafra, an independent state.

59.  On Wednesday, a senior ethnic Albanian official sounded pessimistic about the talks.

60.  Rugova won strong support as president with a heavy turnout, according to ethnic Albanian officials.