61. The EU has repeatedly condemned Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic for ordering troops into Kosovo, but has done little to back its threats. 62. The defense minister ordered troops placed on alert to prevent possible Palestinian riots or terror attacks, TV reports said. 63. The Interfax news agency said members of the guard and gunmen from the local self-defense unit clashed Saturday morning when the guard commander ordered his troops to advance. 64. The Interior Secretariat said troops had been ordered back from their camps as well as from checkpoints. 65. The Interior Secretariat said troops had been ordered back from camps as well as from checkpoints. 66. The Philippines ordered additional troops to the area last month after reporting that China had built a platform on Panganiban Reef, which is claimed by the Philippines. 67. The president ordered the troops to Bosnia in December as part of a multinational force, promising to get them out within a year. 68. The war began two years ago, when he ordered troops into Chechnya to quell its bid for independence. 69. They condemned the recent rebel moves but fell short of ordering additional troops into Sierra Leone. 70. This year military leader Capt. Valentine Strasser ordered his troops on alert over the holiday week, aided by private military advisers from South Africa. |