71.   UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali earlier condemned the offensive by Croatian troops against separatist Serbs in a statement and raised concern for the fate of UN peacekeepers.

72.   US forces conduct operations with Filipino troops against Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels in the southern Philippines.

73.   Philippine President Gloria Arroyo on Saturday praised opposition leaders for dropping their objections to the deployment of US troops against Abu Sayyaf Muslim rebels.

74.   Ten US servicemen taking part in joint operations with Philippine troops against the Muslim rebel group Abu Sayyaf were on the aircraft when it went down.

75.   The accord appeared to ignore the Russian-installed Chechen government led by Doku Zavgayev, whose forces have been fighting alongside the Russian troops against the rebels.

76.   The Burundians have been fleeing a three-year-old civil war in their country pitting troops against Hutu guerrillas.

77.   The clashes in recent months have pitted DRC government troops against rebels, rebel splinter groups against one another, and ethnic tribes fighting over local resources.

78.   The airport shutdown comes amid a fierce offensive by Russian troops against the rebels.

79.   The Bosnian presidency building was hit by an anti-tank missile Thursday, sparking a riposte by UN troops against Serb positions.

80.   The clashes in recent months have pitted government troops against rebels, rebel splinter groups against one another, and ethnic tribes fighting over local resources.