21.   The talks are seen as the only hope for Iraq to avoid a US military invasion.

22.   The United States resisted a military invasion, opting for bombing raids.

23.   Yeltsin also suggested for the first time that his military invasion of Chechnya in December might have been misguided.

24.   Rebel supporters fear military invasion.

25.   At the same time, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ruled out any massive military invasion of Iraq.

26.   At the same time, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright ruled out any massive military invasion of Iraq.

27.   China regards Taiwan as a renegade province and has not ruled out military invasion of the island.

28.   Former President Bill Clinton says an anti-terrorism military invasion of Afghanistan during his administration might have been logistically impossible and would have drawn international condemnation.

29.   Georgia ratcheted up its war of words Wednesday with the breakaway republic of Abkhazia, accusing Abkhazian separatists of preparing for a military invasion of a disputed gorge.

30.   Georgia ratcheted up its war of words with the breakaway republic of Abkhazia, accusing Abkhazian separatists of preparing for a military invasion of a disputed gorge.