51.   Defense Minister Pavel Grachev warned today of heavy retaliation if Chechen rebels attack Russian troops during a truce the Kremlin called for World War II Victory Day celebrations.

52.   Egypt and Israel failed to resolve a dispute Tuesday over whether Israel should investigate the killing of Egyptian POWs by Israeli troops during the Arab-Israeli wars.

53.   First created during the Vietnam War to quickly clear jungle landing zones, the daisy cutter also was used against Iraqi troops during the Gulf War.

54.   Germany formally handed back to Russia on Saturday seven valuable czarist-era paintings looted by Nazi troops during World War II.

55.   He has since moved his government to the port city of Toamasina after opposition supporters overwhelmed his troops during the attempt to enforce martial law in the capital.

56.   He has since moved his government to the port city of Toamasina after opposition supporters overwhelmed his troops during an attempt to enforce martial law in the capital.

57.   He retracted the remark but later stirred up more trouble by suggesting that women forced into prostitution by Japanese troops during World War II did it for the money.

58.   He said another rebel was killed and two others were captured by troops during clashes in the region.

59.   He said he was beaten by Israeli troops during a night of questioning.

60.   Herzog also promised Yeltsin that Germany would seek to return recently found fragments of the legendary Amber Room, taken by Nazi troops during World War II.