11.   The man said he was shot while fleeing from Serb paramilitary forces and was awaiting surgery at the camp.

12.   While Mike Peplinski awaits surgery, he takes a half-dozen medications and vitamins daily.

13.   Rajah had been awaiting surgery to remove a brain tumor.

14.   According to Chubais, Rutskoi even said he wanted to meet with Yeltsin, who is now awaiting heart surgery, and wished the president speedy recovery.

15.   Christopher Reeve remained in serious but stable condition Saturday as he awaited surgery to fuse two vertabrae fractured in a horse-riding accident, hospital officials said.

16.   He said four people who were seriously wounded were awaiting surgery.

17.   In recent weeks, Yeltsin has held almost daily meetings at a government health resort outside Moscow while awaiting surgery.

18.   Interfax said Niyazov was expected to meet Tuesday with President Boris Yeltsin, who is staying at a government health resort outside Moscow as he awaits heart surgery.

19.   It said Yeltsin will meet with his outspoken envoy to Chechnya on Thursday at the Kremlin hospital, where the president is awaiting heart surgery later this fall.

20.   Korzhakov has told reporters that Yeltsin, who is awaiting heart surgery, is too sick to govern and should resign.