61.   Chinese attendees said the size of the delegation was part of a new offensive to find commercial applications for government-developed technologies.

62.   Columns of Russian armored vehicles passed through the Chechen capital on Saturday, heading east in a buildup for an anticipated new Russian offensive against rebel forces.

63.   Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev said Russian forces may mount new offensives toward Grozny, the capital, and other towns.

64.   Despite a new warning that time is running out to avoid NATO intervention, Serb forces have launched a new offensive against ethnic Albanian rebels in southern Kosovo.

65.   Eritrea claimed Sunday that it had repulsed a new offensive launched by Ethiopia near the port of Assab on the Red Sea.

66.   Even as planning moves ahead for President Clinton to visit Moscow in May, U.S. officials are examining reports of a new Russian military offensive in Chechnya.

67.   Explosions rocked a rebel-held area just outside Pristina on Monday as Serb forces launched a new offensive against militant ethnic Albanians seeking independence for Kosovo.

68.   Explosions rocked a Kosovo rebel-held area just outside Pristina on Monday as Serb forces launched a new offensive against militant ethnic Albanians seeking independence.

69.   Even as planning moves ahead for President Clinton to go to Moscow in May, U.S. officials are examining reports of a new Russian military offensive in Chechnya.

70.   GM also signaled a new European offensive against rivals such as BMW AG and Audi in the luxury market, announcing closer collaboration between its Cadillac and Saab units.