61.   He spoke with reporters after discussing security issues, including the situation in the volatile North Caucasus region, with President Boris Yeltsin.

62.   His visit comes after allegations of widespread sexual exploitation at camps in the volatile region, and is aimed at clarifying the extent and scale of the problem.

63.   He was speaking at a meeting of the leaders of the Caucasus Mountains countries aimed at achieving stability in the volatile region.

64.   In a statement, the Foreign Ministry disputed Congolese charges that Ugandan troops have been pouring into the volatile Kivu region of eastern Congo.

65.   In his comments last week, Kauzlarich said multiple routes would provide greater security for transporting oil through the volatile Caucasus region.

66.   India on Monday denied Pakistani allegations it had plans to continue the nuclear test tit-for-tat that has raised tensions in this already volatile region.

67.   India on Monday denied Pakistani allegations that it had plans for another nuclear test in this already volatile region.

68.   Interior ministers from Russia and three other former Soviet republics met Thursday to discuss joint efforts to combat crime in the volatile Caucasus Mountains region.

69.   Independence for Kosovo likely would galvanize ethnic Albanians in Macedonia to demand secession for their area, further destabilizing a volatile region.

70.   Israeli warplanes rocketed guerrilla bases in southern Lebanon on Wednesday while cease-fire monitors discussed the recent fighting in the volatile region.