Paolo Savoldelli wins the opening day prologue and is currently the provisional leader of the general classement.

A3 Liberia's capital is calm; workers prepare to distribute food A10 Afghanistan's provisional leaders have begun an election in areas controlled by guerrillas.

The provisional leader is a Supreme Court Justice.

The country's provisional leaders announced that Bakiyev signed a formal letter of resignation prior to his departure.

War tested Eritrean courage; now statehood will test the good sense of its provisional leaders, who for the most part are reformed Marxists.

As the Gaddafi regime crumbles, the provisional leaders have much to consider, says Michael Burleigh.

Yet some provisional leaders and rank and file members are committed to their Roman catholic religious belief and practice.

Raúl Castro, 75, who was named provisional leader on Monday by his brother, has yet to make an appearance.

The two men were added yesterday to an indictment that already charges the crime family's previous provisional leader, Vincent Basciano, with killing another mob figure.

Himmler, representing himself as the provisional leader of Germany, told Bernadotte on 23 April that Hitler would be dead within the next few days.