71.  The government says the radical Islamic movement was behind a spate of hotel bombings in the Ethiopian capital and in two other cities.

72.  The delegation held talks with government officials in the Eritrean capital Asmara early Tuesday then flew to the Ethiopian capital later in the day to confer with Ethiopian leaders.

73.  The extension of a paved road from Isiolo to Moyale and on to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, would open up traffic to neighboring Uganda as well.

74.  The government announced that three Muslim fundamentalists were under arrest in connection with the attempted assassination of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in the Ethiopian capital in June.

75.  The group claimed responsibility for a series of explosions in the Ethiopian capital last year and for trying to assassinate an Ethiopian government minister in July.

76.  The ministers met for one day following a week-long meeting of labor experts at the headquarters of the Organization of African Unity in the Ethiopian capital.

77.  The incident occurred in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa as Mubarak arrived for an African summit.

78.  The joint appeal was signed in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, Sunday, and released Wednesday by the Vatican.

79.  The next scheduled round of peace talks will be in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa in August.

80.  The Nigerians were arrested on Saturday as they tried to board a flight to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa.