71.  Clinton and business leaders have pressed Yeltsin to take firm action to battle rampant corruption and organised crime that emerged following the collapse of the Russian command economy.

72.  The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights Tadeusz Mazowiecki Monday urged the United Nations to undertake firm action to protect civilians in Bihac, northwest Bosnia.

73.  Islamic leaders faced internal disagreements over Iraq and Jerusalem and calls for firm action on Bosnia at their seventh summit opening Tuesday.

74.  Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Friday urged the United Nations to take firm action to curb the spiral of violence in the Middle East.

75.  MPA port director Khong Shen Ping said firm action was needed to send a message to the shipping industry that the island was taking the matter seriously.

76.  Palmer said firm action had been taken to further reduce costs by restructuring the smelters and operations at Weipa.

77.  Police on Tuesday warned Chee they would take firm action if he Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong.

78.  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday firm action would continue against the violence at the same time expressing his hopes for peace.

79.  President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani called Sunday on the OIC to take firm action to end Serb aggression, his office said.

80.  Saudi Arabia warned it would take firm action against political rallies held by Iranians and others during the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.