Abuse of rules or being absent without leave will mean a return to closed prison'

The Western official in charge of the September elections in Bosnia today postponed the vote for municipal officers around the country, citing "widespread abuse of rules and regulations."

Blow to Tote sale as EC blocks discount March 27: The government has abandoned efforts to persuade Brussels that a cut-price sale of the Tote to a racing trust would not be an abuse of rules on state aid.