11.   Meanwhile, Gunes rebuffed criticism of his decision to axe former captain Ogun Temizkanoglu of Fenerbahce.

12.   Russian President Boris Yeltsin and his foreign minister on Friday rebuffed Western criticism of the war in Chechnya by denouncing the rebels as terrorists.

13.   Qatari officials also rebuffed American criticism of Al-Jazeera, saying their country was moving toward democracy and wanted a freed press that enjoyed credibility.

14.   Russian President Boris and his aides on Friday rebuffed Western criticism of his Chechen war by denouncing the rebels as terrorists and offering to help stop bloodshed in Bosnia.

15.   Singapore brusquely rebuffed the criticism.

16.   Some of the leaders rebuffed criticism that the summit failed to provide a road map for concrete action.

17.   The wife of imprisoned opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday thanked the Pacific Rim leaders who supported her and her husband, and rebuffed criticism from the Malaysian government.

18.   De Klerk rebuffed criticism by delegates that the NP had assumed too low a profile since the elections and had allowed Mandela to hog the limelight.

19.   Earlier, the administration curtly rebuffed criticism from Paris over the decision and asserted the move did not mean Washington was breaking ranks with its NATO allies on Bosnia.

20.   Jordanian Irrigation Minister Samir Qawar has rebuffed Israeli criticism of a plan to build a dam with Syria on the Yarmouk River.